gush
Flood out suddenly
Gush describes liquid flowing out rapidly and forcefully: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
The word extends to any sudden outpouring—emotions, words, praise.
To gush over something is to express effusive, often excessive enthusiasm: She gushed about the new restaurant.
The noun works similarly: a gush of water, a gush of sentiment.
Gushing praise often implies insincerity or lack of restraint.
Projecting pouring tube
- streamSteady continuous flow
- jetForced fluid stream
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- pourSend liquid streaming out
cascade · rush · torrent · spew · fountain · wellspring · spring · geyser
Copious, spontaneous release
- swellIncrease in size
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- rushQuick sudden movement
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
wave · wellspring · overflow · torrent · effusion · upwelling · welling up · emotional release
Overwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
swell · engulf · overwhelm · spillover · excess · outpouring · brim · overrun
Sudden forceful discharge
- squirtForced liquid jet
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
discharge · eruption · blowout · rupture · breach · blast · explosion · outburst
Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- enthuseExpress eager excitement
- babbleIncoherent speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- rhapsodizeSpeak with extravagant enthusiasm
wax lyrical · effuse · swoon · fawn · slobber · drool · carry on · emote
Excessive insincere praise
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- kudosPraise and honor
tribute · lavish praise · fawning · sycophantic · unctuous · glowing · exuberant · hyperbolic
spout
Projecting pouring tube
pour · cascade · rush · torrent · spew · fountain · wellspring · spring · geyser · waterspout
outpouring
Copious, spontaneous release
flood · wave · wellspring · overflow · torrent · effusion · upwelling · welling up · emotional release
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
surge · swell · engulf · overwhelm · spillover · excess · outpouring · brim · overrun · cascade
spurt
Sudden forceful discharge
expel · discharge · eruption · blowout · rupture · breach · blast · explosion · outburst · splatter
rave
Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
rhapsodize · wax lyrical · effuse · swoon · fawn · slobber · drool · carry on · emote · exclaim
flattery
Excessive insincere praise
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
kudos · tribute · lavish praise · fawning · sycophantic · unctuous · glowing · exuberant · hyperbolic · over-the-top