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adjective

Definition of gushingnext
1
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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gushing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of gush
1
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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2
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 Synonyms for gushing
  1. sickening
  2. lavish
  3. pouring
  4. gushy
  5. copious
  6. profuse
  7. soapy
  8. excessive
Adjective
  • Reviews of the film at the time tended to single out the career-best performance of Jason Patric, primarily because, as the aggro, rape-minded workout buddy to Eckhart’s weak-spined Barry, Patric’s is the showiest and most sickening role.
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The yearling scrambled back up its tree, then let go and fell, landing with a sickening thud.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • On January 10, 2020, the actor and the singer announced their plan to marry, with both posting details of their lavish engagement on Instagram after a year and a half of dating.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On the 18th, guests can peruse more than 125 different wines at Saturday’s Discover Napa Valley Tasting Pavilion, while there are multiple Daytime Diversions available for booking that showcase the lavish side of South Florida.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lavish
Verb
  • Venture funding has begun pouring back into crypto.
    Rob Toews, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • LesRuches Gardenia Grandé Marbré There's no other brand hand-pouring candles into marble vessels quite like LesRuches.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of pouring
Adjective
  • The chatter has only grown in recent days, after Ms. Anderson — who just celebrated a birthday — posted a story on her Instagram account, showing a lavish bouquet of flowers and a gushy card from an admirer.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no better time to embrace the mushy gushy than in the first few moments after winning gold medals together.
    Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of gushy
Adjective
  • But playing his character required wearing copious amounts of makeup and being covered head-to-toe in green faux fur and heavy prosthetics.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Oxygen began filling up the atmosphere in copious amounts, allowing life an opportunity to rapidly advance from simple microbes to complex, fascinating creatures in the Cambrian explosion.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of copious
Adjective
  • Dodgers officials, however, have been profuse in their praise of Betts since the start of the season.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • Snow Cone is unlike others, smothered in small but profuse white blooms.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 27 May 2021
Definition of profuse
Adjective
  • There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The group that seems to have inspired Reid is Fleetwood Mac, which, with its shifting intramural love relationships, sundry drug problems and issues of control — the soapiest of rock’s many operas — was a romance novel/miniseries waiting to happen.
    Robert LloydTelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
Definition of soapy
Adjective
  • However, being unable to control excessive behaviors can cause people to stretch beyond their means and compromise their well-being and personal sustainability.
    Sandro da Silva, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Even excessive salt consumption on a single occasion can cause fragmented sleep patterns in some people.25 Long-Term Complications The main concern about eating too much salt is its impact on your blood pressure and heart.
    James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, MD, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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