0 past simple and past participle of gush
2 to express a positive feeling, especially praise, in such a strong way that it does not sound sincere:
[ + speech ] "You're just so talented!" she gushed.
Now, life gushed into the dust; now, organised matter combined, and suddenly stood in front of the throne - the hideous camel.
A pipeline on the jetty was fractured and hundreds of tons of crude oil gushed out into the estuary and burst into flames.
The result was that when heavy rainfall occurred water did not follow its natural course, but literally gushed down the steep roadway and flooded the unfortunate householder's property.
Next to the mouth of the cave a carob tree sprang up and a spring of fresh water gushed forth.
As soon as the ice was pierced, water from the underlying lake gushed up the borehole.
When these bounced back upon him under the force of the thunderbolt, blood gushed out on the mountain.
Immediately, a fountain of holy blood gushed from the site; the relic attracted many medieval pilgrims, enhancing the reputation of the city.
The uncontrolled oil gushed to a height of 52 m (170 ft), at a rate of 120000 oilbbl per day.
