gushing

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gushing (comparative more gushing, superlative most gushing)

  1. Flowing forth suddenly or violently.
  2. Inclined to gush; effusive.
    a gushing tourist
    • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in The History of Pendennis. [], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
      With what smothered sorrow, with what gushing pathos, Mrs. Haller delivered her part!

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Noun[edit]

gushing (plural gushings)

  1. The act or motion of something that gushes.
    • 1866, George Wyard, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Oh, then what gushings forth of living water are seen to flow out from the smitten Rock!

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gushing

  1. present participle and gerund of gush

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