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💦 To flow fast 💦 A sudden flow 💓 To praise a lot 💓 Excessive feeling
gush

gush

2 5.9
A strong show of feeling, often in speech or writing
  • noun
  • /ɡʌʃ/
translation icon : oleada
  • Thursday's gushing tributes ought to make that clear enough.

Gentle praise will go a lot further than wildly enthusiastic gushing to keep a lid on your enthusiasm and play it cool.

Examples

  • We have got the most gushing letters.

    Theater Camp (2023)

  • I suppose a reader of such a gushing review is due some information on the nature of the source.

    Blog text (26)

  • "Why this sudden gush of affection?" she asked.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • And and all he heard from them was, you know, gushing words of praise.

  • I think both these authors deserve a little gushing, though.

    Blog text (31)

  • Let me pile on with the gushing.

    Blog text (8)

  • "Emily received the news with a gush of grateful delight that made Diana feel like an even lower form of insect life.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I think she would be dismissive, on the one hand, that anyone would care about her youthful gushing, but thrilled at the attention, on the other.

    Blog text (19)

  • Giselle couldn't understand how Dan, who had always sneered at sentimentality, could be so open to all this communal gush.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The article was filled with gushing praise for the new movie.

Synonyms

outburst
vsgush
83 3.9

A sudden strong show of feeling like anger or laughter

is focused on prolonged unrestrained expression in words rather than sudden acts
blowup
vsgush
  • Informal
7 6.1

A sudden angry outburst showing strong emotion

is excessive emotional speech or writing rather than a sudden angry explosion
histrionics
vsgush
6 9.1

Very dramatic behavior that tries to get attention

is unrestrained feeling without the deliberate show for attention
schmaltz
vsgush
4 9.5

An overly emotional style in art like songs or films

is broader excess feeling in speech or writing not just artistic style
effusion
vsgush
1 7.9

A strong, open expression of feelings

is the general excessive speech or writing form rather than specific heartfelt flow
melodramatics
vsgush
1 7.2

A person's exaggerated emotional behavior often shown in speech or acting

is the excess in words and writing without theatrical acting
overexpression
vsgush
6.7

Showing feelings or opinions too strongly so they seem not sincere

is excess focused on speech or writing rather than any style
superexpression
vsgush
9.2

A strong show of feeling that seems too much

is simply the common unrestrained or excessive expression in speech or writing
drippiness
vsgush
9.6

A feeling that is too emotional and seems false

is excess feeling without implying insincerity or mawkishness
ebullition
vsgush
  • Formal
9.9

A sudden strong show of feeling, for example loud joy or anger

is about sudden outpouring rather than ongoing excessive speech or writing

How Effusive

adulation
  • Formal
18 8.4
gush
2 5.9
praise
161 1.0
compliment
342 1.6

Surface Forms

gush singular
gushes plural

Etymology

Gush also grew to mean a sudden pouring out of feeling, like words 'pouring out' all at once. That's why a gush of emotion is when someone shows too much strong feeling.