gush

Etymology

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Middle English, possibly from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), cognate with German gießen (“to pour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌʃ

Noun

gush (plural gushes)

1. A sudden rapid outflow.

Verb

gush (third-person singular simple present gushes, present participle gushing, simple past and past participle gushed)

1. To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
   • Edmund Spenser

     A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound.

2. To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.
3. (of a woman, during orgasm) To ejaculate a clear fluid from the urethra

Anagrams

• Shug, hugs, shug

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gunša, close to Lithuanian gùžas (“knag”), Old Norse kjuka (“ankle”) and Old Church Slavonic gustъ (gustŭ, “thick, dense”).

Noun

gush f

1. neck, Adam's apple