noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈɡʌʃ/
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rhymes with -ʌʃ
CMU ARPABET:G AH1 SH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A sudden rapid outflow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, intransitive
Examples
Water gushed out of the broken pipe.
After he was stabbed, blood came gushing out his throat.
All the complaints she'd bottled up came gushing out during their marriage counselling session.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spurt, spew
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To ejaculate during orgasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive, transitive
Examples
The young mother was gushing over a baby.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
an unrestrained expression of emotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Water jetted forth
flames were jetting out of the building
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: run, flow, feed, course
10
verb
Meaning 10
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
water gushed forth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spurt, spirt, spout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pour
Narrower terms: pump, blow, whoosh
History
Etymology
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”), ultimately imitative. Compare Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), German gießen (“to pour”), Old English ġēotan ("to pour"; > English yote). Related to gust.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.