gush

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Middle English, possibly from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”); cognate with German "gießen" ("to pour") 81.151.115.134 16:13, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

• 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.
   • Spenser

     A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound.

2. To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.

Translations

to flow forth suddenly

• Finnish: purskahtaa, pursuta (fi), hulahtaa, ryöpsähtää
• German: sich ergießen

• Maori: kuhī

to make an excessive display of enthusiasm

• Finnish: puuskahtaa

• German: schwärmen (de)

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• French: jaillir

Anagrams

• hugs
• Shug

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gunša, close to Lithuanian gùžas (“knag”), Old Norse kjuka (“ankle”) and Old Church Slavonic gustъ (gustŭ, “thick, dense”).

Noun

gush f

1. neck, Adam's apple

Related terms

• gungë
• kungull