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Antonyms for gush

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : guhsh
Phonetic Transcription : gʌʃ

Definition of gush

Origin :
  • 12c., gosshien "make noises in the stomach," later (c.1400) "rush out suddenly, pour out," probably formed imitativeally in English under influence of Old Norse gusa "to gush, spurt," related to geyser. Metaphoric sense of "speak in an effusive manner" first recorded 1873. Related: Gushed; gushing. The noun is 1680s, from the verb.
  • noun outpouring
  • verb pour out
  • verb speak with overwhelming enthusiasm
Example sentences :
  • It was as though that tree were Billy—struck by a gush of flying fire.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • A gush of smoke came from a chimney in the rear of the edifice.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Catherine bowed her head, and with a gush of tears fell into his arms.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Oh, we haven't hurried," she said with a gush of gratification that startled the man.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Not even yet can I think without a gush of anger and shame of my visit to Brotherton.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • With the poor relations you can ease up on the gush and maybe condescend some.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The gush of sentimentalism which had carried her away had only made her more alluring.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • Only the gush of eager nostrils in the bright morning air of the mountains.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • She was a tall, loppy kind of female, ready to gush over anything.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • His wife had a sudden pity for him, and ran at him with a gush of tears.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

Synonyms for gush

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