gushingly
- adverb
- /ˈɡʌʃɪŋli/
- gushingly described
Examples
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Then, we are introduced to the Empress herself, who gushingly speaks of her admiration for Corvo (and, of course, us, as players), whom she describes as the only person "who makes her feel safe," before she is murdered by assassins.
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The critic gushingly praised the film, calling it a masterpiece of modern cinema.
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She spoke gushingly about her vacation, describing how beautiful and relaxing it was.
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He gushed gushingly over his favorite band, sharing how their music changed his life.
Synonyms
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
In a way that shows strong belief or feeling
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
To say good things about someone because you admire them
In a very happy and excited way
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
In a lively, excited way
Showing great pleasure and excitement
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
In a noisy, energetic, and cheerful way
In a way that shows too much excitement or eagerness
In a way that is too eager and causes problems
In a way that shows strong, overflowing feeling like pride or joy
In a way that shows great excitement and strong feeling
With strong, excited feeling for something
In a very excited and wild way
In a very wild and angry way
In a way that shows strong love or liking and seems ready to faint
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gushingly comes from the verb gush, which means 'to flow out suddenly' like water from a broken pipe, and the ending -ly turns it into how something is done. So to speak gushingly is to speak like an overflowing stream—full of sudden, unrestrained praise.