Meaning of GUSHING
| Pronunciation: | | g'ushing
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- [adj] flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters"
- [adj] uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
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| | Synonyms: | | burbling, burbly, effusive, lively, pouring, running(a) |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gush"ing\, a.
1. Rushing forth with violence, as a fluid; flowing
copiously; as, gushing waters. ``Gushing blood.''
--Milton.
2. Emitting copiously, as tears or words; weakly and
unreservedly demonstrative in matters of affection;
sentimental. [Colloq.]
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