v. 1 cascade, rush, flood, stream, spurt, jet, spout, burst; run, flow The water gushed out of the pipe, soaking us all 2 bubble over, overflow, be ebullient or effusive or effervescent, effervesce, make much of, fuss over, prattle, chatter, babble, jabber, blather or blether, Colloq Brit natter, witter It was impossible to stop them from gushing on about the performance
n. 3 cascade, rush, flood, flow, stream, spurt, jet, spout, burst, torrent A gush of water hit me right in the face 4 exuberance, effusion, bubbling over, outburst After the first gush of enthusiasm, everything quieted down