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gush
noun
verb
an unrestrained expression of emotion
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- G
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- US
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɡʌʃ
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
an unrestrained expression of emotion
noun
a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
“he heard the flush of a toilet”
verb
praise enthusiastically
“She raved about that new restaurant”
verb
issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
“Water jetted forth”
verb
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
“water gushed forth”
In context
Example Sentences
he heard the flush of a toilet
there was a little gush of blood
she attacked him with an outpouring of words
She raved about that new restaurant
Water jetted forth
flames were jetting out of the building
water gushed forth
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