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gushing

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gush  (gsh)
v. gushed, gush·ing, gush·es
v.intr.
1. To flow forth suddenly in great volume: water gushing from a hydrant.
2. To emit a sudden and abundant flow, as of tears.
3. To make an excessive display of sentiment or enthusiasm: gushed over the baby.
v.tr.
To emit abundantly; pour forth.
n.
1. A sudden copious outflow: a gush of tears.
2. Excessively demonstrative language or behavior.

[Middle English gushen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gushing - flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters"
running - (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
2.gushing - uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"
3.gushing - extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
demonstrative - given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"

gushing
adjective effusive, enthusiastic, extravagant, fulsome, over-effusive He delivered a gushing speech.
Translations
gushing [ˈgʌʃɪŋ] ADJefusivo
gushing [ˈgʌʃɪŋ] adj
[person] → trop exubérant(e), trop expansif/ive
[compliments] → exagéré(e)
gushing
adj
watersprudelnd, (heraus)schießend
gushing [ˈgʌʃɪŋ] adj (water) → zampillante (pej) (person) → svenevole; (compliments) → affettato
gushing [ˈgʌʃɪŋ] adj (water) → zampillante (pej) (person) → svenevole; (compliments) → affettato


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He knows that art in all its forms has everything to hope from the new generations whose genius, still in the germ, can be heard gushing forth in our studios.
He needs must open his mouth and pour forth an unwilling, gushing howl.
At this very moment everything is standing awry to my eyes, for a man needs only to work late overnight in his writing of something or other for, in the morning, his eyes to be red, and the tears to be gushing from them in a way that makes him ashamed to be seen before strangers.
 
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