effused
Flowed freely out
Effused is the past tense of effuse, meaning to pour out or spread widely.
The word appears most often in scientific contexts—liquids or gases effused through membranes, light effused across a surface.
In older or literary usage, emotions or words could be effused: She effused gratitude to everyone who helped.
The adjective effuse describes things spread out loosely or diffusely.
Filled with eager excitement
- gushedFlowed or spoke excessively
- rhapsodizedSpoke with extravagant enthusiasm
- ravedSpoke with wild enthusiasm
- exclaimedSpoke suddenly, loudly
bubbled · overflowed · brimmed · waxed · extolled · swooned · fawned · lavished
Made liquid flow out
- flowedMoved as liquid does
- streamedFlowed steadily forth
- surgedIncreased suddenly and forcefully
- spilledAccidentally released liquid
cascaded · flooded · welled · brimmed · overflowed · rushed · spurted · jetted
Emitted energy outward
- emanatedIssued from a source
- exudedDischarged slowly outward
- dischargedOfficially let go
- releasedSet free from confinement
expelled · secreted · vented · exhaled · projected · dispersed · transmitted · cast
Spread widely apart
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- disseminatedSpread widely abroad
- permeatedSpread thoroughly through
- propagatedSpread or reproduced widely
distributed · circulated · radiated · expanded · proliferated · suffused · penetrated · extended
enthused
Filled with eager excitement
- gushedFlowed or spoke excessively
- rhapsodizedSpoke with extravagant enthusiasm
- ravedSpoke with wild enthusiasm
exclaimed · bubbled · overflowed · brimmed · waxed · extolled · swooned · fawned · lavished · praised
poured
Made liquid flow out
spilled · cascaded · flooded · welled · brimmed · overflowed · rushed · spurted · jetted · spouted
radiated
Emitted energy outward
- emanatedIssued from a source
- exudedDischarged slowly outward
- dischargedOfficially let go
released · expelled · secreted · vented · exhaled · projected · dispersed · transmitted · cast · shed
dispersed
Spread widely apart
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- disseminatedSpread widely abroad
- permeatedSpread thoroughly through
propagated · distributed · circulated · radiated · expanded · proliferated · suffused · penetrated · extended · broadened
effusedsuppressed
Forcibly held down
restrained · withheld · bottled up · repressed · held back
- pericardial effusionFluid accumulation in heart membrane
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