v. & n.
v. 1 tr. & intr. emit or flow in a sudden and copious stream. 2 intr. speak or behave with effusiveness or sentimental affectation.
n. 1 a sudden or copious stream. 2 an effusive or sentimental manner. gushing adj. gushingly adv.
[ ME gosshe, gusche, prob. imit. ]