Meanings
adjectivegushing (comparative more gushing, superlative most gushing)
comparative more gushing · superlative most gushing
- Inclined to gush; effusive.
a gushing tourist
1 more example
With what smothered sorrow, with what gushing pathos, Mrs. Haller delivered her part!
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC
noungushing (plural gushings)
plural gushings
- The act or motion of something that gushes.
Oh, then what gushings forth of living water are seen to flow out from the smitten Rock!
1866, George Wyard, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gush
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveextravagantly demonstrative
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἀσταγής
- ἀσταγής (astagḗs)flowing forth suddenly or violently
Bulgarian бликащ
- бликащ (blikašt)flowing forth suddenly or violently
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gushing
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Cite this entry
APA
gushing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gushing
MLA
“gushing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gushing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gushing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gushing.
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