to gush

Examples

• All

• At the height of Versailles, twenty to thirty perfume fountains were gushing rosewater at night.

  Fiction book (1990)

• There was a crack, and blood gushed from DeSam's nostrils like a crimson fountain.

  Fiction book (1994)

• So that means that blood has to gush into those muscles.

  Mulligan Brothers Interviews

• Gushing oil, money, gold, it might gush some gold for you next.

• When she hit his back with her hands, water gushed from his mouth.

  Fiction book (1992)

• It's being fed by water that gushes down the rocky Cliff on the right.

• In the low air pressure, blood gushed out of his hand and splashed the window.

  Fiction book (1993)

• When I came downstairs, blood was gushing out of her forearm.

  Academic text (2009)

• Water began to gush from the broken pipe, flooding the street with debris.

• After the heavy rain, the river started to gush over its banks, causing concern for nearby residents.

Synonyms

B

to burst

vsto gush

42 1.8

Suddenly let out strong feelings or sounds

is similar in sudden release but focuses on flowing liquid rather than release

P

to pour out

vsto gush

22 2.9

Make liquid flow out of a container

is more sudden and forceful rather than an extended outflow

F

to flow out

vsto gush

16 2.9

Move or pour out in a steady stream, often a liquid

is more sudden and forceful, not merely a steady outward movement

S

to spout

vsto gush

9 3.7

To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream

is similar but stresses general sudden flow rather than a narrow jet

S

to spurt

vsto gush

7 3.1

To come out suddenly in a strong stream

is like this but often describes a longer continuous strong flow

J

to jet

vsto gush

3 3.0

To come out in a narrow strong stream of liquid or gas

is similar in force but usually describes wider, less focused flow

D

to disgorge

vsto gush

1 8.6

To pour out a large amount of something suddenly in a strong stream

is similar in sudden release but less formal and legal in tone

S

to sluice

vsto gush

1 7.8

To pour out quickly in a strong stream

matches forcefulness but is less tied to mechanical imagery

S

to sluice down

vsto gush

1 7.6

Flow quickly and strongly down a surface like water after heavy rain

means sudden forceful flow but not necessarily downwards from a gate

G

gushing

vsto gush

4.1

Flowing out quickly and in large amounts

has the same meaning but appears as a different grammatical form

S

to spurting

vsto gush

3.9

To force liquid out quickly in a narrow stream, like blood or water

is broader, often a larger volume rather than a narrow jet

S

to spirt

vsto gush

• Archaic

9.0

To send out a sudden thin stream of liquid

matches sudden force but can imply a more sustained outflow

S

to squirting

vsto gush

3.7

To come out in a thin fast stream, like water from a bottle

is more continuous and large rather than narrow and irregular

S

sluicing

vsto gush

7.3

Falling in a heavy, steady flow like strong rain

is more sudden and concentrated rather than prolonged like rain

G

to geyser

vsto gush

7.5

To burst out suddenly and forcefully like a fountain

matches sudden force but is less tied to a volcanic or natural source

P

pouring

vsto gush

1.3

A liquid that moves quickly in large amounts, like heavy rain

is more about sudden concentrated force than a continuous rapid flow

W

to well out

vsto gush

6.1

To flow out in large amounts, like tears or blood

is more sudden and forceful and focuses on a strong streaming out

Antonyms

D

to dribble

15 2.8

To let liquid or saliva fall in small drops

Phrasal Verbs

G

to gush about

4 6.1

Talk in a very excited way to praise someone or something

G

to gush over

4 7.0

Praise a person or thing in a very excited way

How Forceful

to burst

164 1.4

to surge

57 4.1

to gush

26 3.2

to pour

588 1.0

to flow

333 1.0

drip

44 1.0

to seep

82 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology