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as in sickening
overly or insincerely flattering
heaped disgustingly gushing praise on her boss's very modest singing skills
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2
as in lavish
pouring forth in great amounts
the gushing water from the opened fire hydrant reduced water pressure to a dangerous level
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as in pouring
to flow out in great quantities or with force
the dam cracked and water gushed from the break
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as in drooling
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"
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Recent Examples of gushing
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
An impromptu blind date with a handsome rapist ends with Esther punching him square in the nose, his blood gushing through her fingers.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
The critic reviews of Supergirl didn’t wind up in the same galaxy as the overwhelming majority of the gushing first reaction crowd.
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James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
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Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The rain just came pouring, gushing down.
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Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
On Instagram Sunday, Bundchen shared a gushing shoutout to her new husband Joaquim Valente and father of her 1-year-old son whose name is unknown.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The day after Butler’s crash, the Tesla X account reposted a gushing comment from a Tesla fan who shared a pic of himself taking a photo of a sunset while driving.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
In post-game interviews athletes are always gushing over their moms.
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John Dunlap,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Verb
The stars have continued to keep their relationship extremely private, but that hasn’t stopped Bardem from gushing about his wife.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
An impromptu blind date with a handsome rapist ends with Esther punching him square in the nose, his blood gushing through her fingers.
—
Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
The critic reviews of Supergirl didn’t wind up in the same galaxy as the overwhelming majority of the gushing first reaction crowd.
—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The rain just came pouring, gushing down.
—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
On Instagram Sunday, Bundchen shared a gushing shoutout to her new husband Joaquim Valente and father of her 1-year-old son whose name is unknown.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The day after Butler’s crash, the Tesla X account reposted a gushing comment from a Tesla fan who shared a pic of himself taking a photo of a sunset while driving.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
In post-game interviews athletes are always gushing over their moms.
—
John Dunlap,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushing
Adjective
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Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes and sickening passengers and crew members at an alarming rate, according to a September 2025 report by The Wall Street Journal.
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The concept of this many women vying for West is somewhat sickening to me.
Adjective
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All the gold is gone, and there’s barely enough to pay her soldiers, let alone throw a lavish coronation.
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In 2018, the pair were married at a lavish ceremony in Windsor.
Verb
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Last month, the reflecting pool turned from blue to green days after the renovation was complete, and contractors were seen pouring bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the pool in an attempt to kill the algae.
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Almost too perfectly, a news release confirming the nuptials was sent out as rain started pouring and a sense of calm enveloped the area.
Verb
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Isaacs said the symptoms of heat stress or heat stroke include excessive panting, drooling, vomiting, seizures or collapse.
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This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.
Adjective
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Except for the unfettered devotion in the latter is replaced by swooping strings and a gushy chorus that merely offer an antiseptic veneer.
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The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.
Adjective
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There is copious evidence that the founders themselves – not just Sam Adams, but also John Adams and James Madison – were serious drinkers.
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Johnson said the bill was meant to curtail malicious records requests, which do happen, where a citizen goes after copious amounts of records just to be a jerk and cost the government time and money.
Verb
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On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
Verb
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And, all of my American friends, the ones who had never asked me anything about my life in Iran, were raving about Persepolis!
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Lagree is everywhere on social media right now, with celebrities and trainers raving about the burn from a machine called the Megaformer.
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