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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

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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
  • It was announced shortly before Feb. 14, which marked seven years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland and as our newspapers remain filled with tragic and preventable homicides caused by irresponsible gun owners, this move is sickening.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a sickening, satisfying weight behind each strike here, especially with the sprays of blood when Matt repeatedly throws one goon against the wobbling refrigerator.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • While Pia is preparing for her younger sister Sonal’s (Anoushka Chadha) lavish Indian wedding celebration, she's confronted with her mother's (Sindhu Vee) solution to her financial woes: a collection of valuable family heirloom jewelry that could solve all her money problems.
    — Pooja Shah, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The night before his accident, Abbott and his wife had attended a lavish gala hosted by his law firm.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of lavish
Verb
  • Global leaders praise Carter Praise for Carter's life and legacy was pouring in from around the world Monday.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But to avoid burning a hole in the bag, let the grease cool first by pouring it into an old soup can or similar container and placing it in the fridge to solidify.
    — Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 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
  • The sumptuous upholstery, glossy wood grain, snappy touchscreens, and copious storage also help the interior live up to Cadillac’s high net worth proposition.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, his wife, Victoria Ratliff, played by Parker Posey, relaxes with copious amounts of lorazepam and their daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) grows frustrated by her family.
    — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of copious
Adjective
  • The narratively profuse mystery game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is like living in a Bikini Kill song followed by a Phoebe Bridgers ballad.
    — Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Build For Future Scalability And Adaptability With an enterprise-wide architecture, systems can be designed for flexibility, allowing business units to integrate, expand or evolve their solutions without excessive rework.
    — Balvinder Singh Banjardar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Summary Hemophilia disease prevents blood from clotting, which can cause excessive bleeding.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
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