gushes

NOUN

outpouring

Synonyms

STRONG

burst cascade flood flow flush issue jet run rush spate spout spring spurt stream surge

VERB

pour out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade flush pour spew spout

STRONG

burst emanate emerge flood flow issue jet roll run rush sluice spring spurt stream surge well

Antonyms

WEAK

be quiet trickle

VERB

speak with overwhelming enthusiasm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rave

STRONG

babble blather chatter effervesce effuse enthuse jabber overstate prate prattle

WEAK

carry on about fall all over go on about make a to-do over

Antonyms

WEAK

be quiet trickle

Example Sentences

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América Peraza, a florist in Mexico City, gushes over García Harfuch, describing him as handsome, intelligent and elegant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“I’ve basically modeled my whole look and style after you,” Carpenter gushes when she and Piggy finally meet in the recent special.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Taylor Swift gushes on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ about how Travis Kelce ‘crushed it’ with his marriage proposal.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

In the Sierra Nevada, the snow that blankets the rugged landscape each winter melts and gushes in meadows, streams and rivers, nourishing alpine ecosystems and filling reservoirs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

The water gushes forward, the wheel turns, and he joins me, whistling some obscure tune.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George