gush

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Middle English, possibly from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡʌʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌʃ

Noun

gush (plural gushes)

1. A sudden rapid outflow.

Translations

sudden rapid outflow

• Dutch: Gutsen
• Finnish: purskahdus, ryöpsähdys (fi)

• French: jaillissement (fr)
• German: Schwall (de) m

Verb

gush (third-person singular simple present gushes, present participle gushing, simple past and past participle gushed)

1. To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
2. To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.

Translations

to flow forth suddenly

• Finnish: purskahtaa (fi), pursuta (fi), hulahtaa (fi), ryöpsähtää (fi)

• German: sich ergießen

to make an excessive display of enthusiasm

• Finnish: puuskahtaa (fi)

• German: schwärmen (de)

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• French: jaillir

Anagrams

• hugs
• Shug

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gunsa, from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- 'lump'. Compare Lithuanian gùžas (“knag”), Old Norse kjuka (“ankle”) and Old Church Slavic gustъ (“thick, dense”).

Noun

gush f

1. neck, Adam's apple

Related terms

• gungë
• kungull