gushing

/'gʌʃiɳ/
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gushing

The broken fire hydrant is gushing water into the street.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Extravagantly and often insincerely emotional or enthusiastic: Describes speech, writing, or behavior that expresses feelings, praise, or affection in an excessive, unrestrained, and sometimes artificial manner.
    • Flowing out suddenly, rapidly, and in large quantities: Describes a liquid, typically water, that is pouring or spurting out forcefully and abundantly.
Examples of Usage
  • As an adjective describing excessive emotion:
    • She gave a gushing review of the performance, praising every detail.
    • I find his gushing compliments a bit insincere.
  • As an adjective describing a forceful flow:
    • The firefighters struggled to control the gushing water from the broken main.
    • Oil was gushing from the well, creating an environmental crisis.
Advanced Usage
  • "Gushing over someone/something": To express excessive, effusive admiration or enthusiasm for someone or something.
    • The fans were gushing over the celebrity's new hairstyle.
  • Used to describe a style of writing or speech that is overly sentimental and effusive.
    • The author's gushing prose made the novel difficult for some critics to take seriously.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gush (verb): To flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream; to speak or write with exaggerated enthusiasm.
    • Water began to gush from the pipe.
    • She tends to gush about her favorite books.
  • Gushingly (adverb): In a gushing manner.
    • He spoke gushingly about his mentor.
  • Gushy (adjective): Excessively sentimental and effusive. (Synonymous with the emotional sense of "gushing").
    • Her gushy thank-you note embarrassed him.
Synonyms
  • Effusive: Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained, heartfelt manner (can be genuine or excessive).
  • Rhapsodic: Expressing enthusiastic or ecstatic praise.
  • Pouring: Flowing rapidly and in large amounts.
  • Spurting: Flowing out in a sudden, forceful stream.
Antonyms
  • Restrained: Characterized by reserve or moderation in expression.
  • Understated: Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way.
  • Trickling: Flowing in a small, slow stream.
Related Phrases
  • A gushing fountain: A fountain from which water flows out abundantly.
  • Gushing praise: Extravagant and effusive compliments.
gushing

The broken fire hydrant is gushing water into the street.

Adjective
  1. extravagantly demonstrative
    • insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship
    • a large gushing female
    • write unrestrained and gushy poetry
  2. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
    • a novel told in burbly panting tones
  3. flowing profusely
    • a gushing hydrant
    • pouring flood waters

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