effuse
Flow outward freely
Effuse means to pour out or give off freely.
Gases effuse through small openings; light effuses through curtains.
More often, people effuse emotions or words—gushing praise, gratitude, or enthusiasm: She effused about how wonderful the concert had been.
The adjective effusive, meaning unrestrained in expressing feeling, is more common than the verb.
Discharge gradually through pores
- secreteRelease from cells
- oozeSeep gradually out
- releaseTo let go
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
transpire · permeate · seep · leak · give off · shed · expel · radiate
Flow out forcefully
- pourSend liquid streaming out
- streamSteady continuous flow
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
surge · cascade · fountain · overflow · spill · flood · torrent · outpouring
Structural support member
spread · irradiate · emit · cast · send forth · give out · scatter · disperse
Flow out forcefully
- raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- rhapsodizeSpeak with extravagant enthusiasm
- enthuseExpress eager excitement
- exclaimSpeak out suddenly
effervescence · exuberance · rapture · ardor · fervor · passion · zeal · ebullience
exude
Discharge gradually through pores
discharge · transpire · permeate · seep · leak · give off · shed · expel · radiate · emanate
gush
Flow out forcefully
spout · surge · cascade · fountain · overflow · spill · flood · torrent · outpouring · deluge
beam
Structural support member
project · spread · irradiate · emit · cast · send forth · give out · scatter · disperse
gush
Flow out forcefully
- raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- rhapsodizeSpeak with extravagant enthusiasm
- enthuseExpress eager excitement
exclaim · effervescence · exuberance · rapture · ardor · fervor · passion · zeal · ebullience · animation
- pericardial effusionFluid accumulation in heart membrane
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