gush

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of GUSH

to flow out in great quantities or with force <the dam cracked and water gushed from the break>

Synonyms jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, swoosh

Related Words cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountain

Near Antonyms spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep

Antonyms dribble, drip, drop, trickle

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm <he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him “the best there ever was”>

Synonyms drool, effuse, enthuse, fuss, rave, rhapsodize, slobber

Related Words dote (on), fawn; emote

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