gushingly

G2U1S1H4I1N1G2L1Y4

adverb

So as to gush or flow forth.

Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbgushingly (comparative more gushingly, superlative most gushingly)

comparative more gushingly · superlative most gushingly

  1. So as to gush or flow forth.

    Just send a good, strong current through, so that the water overflows gushingly, and shake the reels from time to time […]

    1982, Popular Photography, volume 89, number 9, page 118
  2. In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.

    "We went to see Guys and Dolls in New York," Maria Clara said gushingly. "It was so typical. We thought of you."

    1998, Robert Stone, Damascus Gate

Origin

From gushing + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

gushingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gushingly

MLA

“gushingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gushingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gushingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gushingly.

Source: gushingly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.