gush
English
Etymology
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From Middle English guschen, gusshen, gosshien, perhaps from Middle Dutch guysen (“to flow out with a gurgling sound, gush”) or Old Norse gusa (“to gush”). Compare Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), German gießen (“to pour”), Old English ġēotan ("to pour"; > English yote). Related to gust.
Pronunciation
Noun
gush (plural gushes)
Translations
sudden rapid outflow
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Verb
gush (third-person singular simple present gushes, present participle gushing, simple past and past participle gushed)
- To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
- (Can we date this quote by Edmund Spenser and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound.
- (Can we date this quote by Edmund Spenser and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.
- (of a woman, during orgasm) To ejaculate a clear fluid from the urethra
Translations
to flow forth suddenly
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to make an excessive display of enthusiasm
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Albanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *gunša, close to Lithuanian gùžas (“knag”), Old Norse kjuka (“ankle”) and Old Church Slavonic gustъ (gustŭ, “thick, dense”).
Noun
gush f
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