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gush (forth) (from someone or something) and gush (forth) (out of someone or something); gush (out) (from someone or something) to spout out of someone or something. (Can be words, water, blood, vomit, etc. The optional elements cannot be transposed.) The blood gushed forth from his wound. Curses gushed forth from Sharon. Water gushed forth out of the broken pipe. The words gushed out from her mouth. The curses gushed from her mouth in torrents. gush over someone or something 1. Lit. [for liquid] to flood over someone or something. The floodwaters gushed over the farmland. The hot soup gushed over the cook as the huge pot tipped over. 2. Fig. [for someone] to heap praise, flattery, and compliments on someone or something. Aunt Mattie always gushed over us children so much that we dreaded her coming. All the guests gushed over my beet salad. gush with something [for something] to flow with something. The stream gushed with the sudden runoff of the storm. The faucet gushed with brownish water, so I turned it off. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Wolfowitz, gushingly blurbed Study of Revenge: "[Her] provocative and disturbing book argues that . Asner was, however, gushingly polite to Susan Feniger, who, along with partner Mary Sue Milliken, makes up the Two Hot Tamales - cookbook authors and renowned chefs who own and operate the wildly popular Los Angeles restaurants Border Grill and Ciudad. Gushingly favorable follow-up stories appeared on NBC's Dateline, CBS' 48 Hours, and ABC's 20/20. |
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