What is another word for gushing?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈʌʃɪŋ] (IPA)

There are plenty of synonyms related to the word "gushing" that you could use in your writing to convey different meanings. For instance, "flowing" is a common synonym that describes a steady and consistent stream of something. "Bursting" is a more explosive version, implying something that's surging out quickly or forcefully. "Spurting" is also a similar option, referring to a sudden jet of liquid or gas. If you're looking for something gentler, "surging" suggests a continuous but calm movement, while "streaming" highlights a steady and constant flow, with connotations of movement and direction. Overall, there are many different words that can replace "gushing," depending on the tone and context in which it's used.

Synonyms for Gushing:

What are the hypernyms for Gushing?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for gushing?

Gushing, a word that is often used to describe an overflowing expression of enthusiasm or emotion, has several antonyms that describe the opposite sentiment. The first antonym is restrained, which is used to describe a person who keeps their emotions in check and does not display them openly. Another antonym for gushing is apathetic, which refers to a lack of interest or enthusiasm. The third antonym is calm, which is used to describe a serene and composed state of mind. Additionally, considered, measured, and reserved are other antonyms of gushing, which implies a more controlled and thoughtful approach to communication. These antonyms are useful in conversational writing, where variation in tone and language can add depth to the writing.

Usage examples for Gushing

"If I can help it," he replied; and for the next few moments any one might have taken them for a gushing young couple of eighteen and twenty-three before they tore themselves apart, and the doctor hurried away.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
She was certainly sincerely fond of Anton, but the deep, gushing love which now burst from him she had scarcely dreamed of.
"Landolin"
Berthold Auerbach
Somebody had pulled these plugs out, and the water was gushing a full stream through the four ball-valves and was running to waste over the sand.
"In the Musgrave Ranges"
Jim Bushman

Famous quotes with Gushing

  • To be young is all there is in the world. They talk so beautifully about work and having a family and a home (and I do, too, sometimes) --but it's all worry and head-aches and respectable poverty and forced gushing. Telling people how nice it is, when, in reality, you would give all of your last thirty years for one of your first thirty. Old people are tremendous frauds.
    Wallace Stevens
  • The other major impression to emerge from is that -- as odd as it sounds -- one of Crowley's chief drawbacks was his sense of humour. This is a disability he shares with Bernard Shaw: both were driven by a strange compulsion to be flippant. But when he becomes absorbed in an idea, Shaw can remain serious for a sufficiently long time to convince the reader of his intellectual stature. In Crowley, the flippancy has the tone of a schoolmaster trying to be funny for the benefit of the sixth form, or a muscular Christian trying to convince you that he isn't really religious. 'How can a yogi ever feel worried? . . . question I have been expecting for a very long time!' (Crowley has never learned that exclamation marks give the impression of a gushing schoolgirl.) 'And what expect is to see my middle stump break the wicket-keeper's nose, with the balls smartly fielded by Third Man and Short Leg!' It makes us aware that there was something wrong with Crowley's 'self-image.' He is one of those people who, no matter how hard they try, never feel quite grown up.
    Colin Wilson
  • It is plain that God does not employ drugs or hygiene, nor provide them for human use; else Jesus would have recommended and employed them in his healing. The sick are more deplorably lost than the sinning, if the sick cannot rely on God for help and the sinning can. … The universal belief in physics weighs against the high and mighty truths of Christian metaphysics. This erroneous general belief, which sustains medicine and produces all medical results, works against Christian Science[.] … If we would heal by the Spirit, we must not hide the talent of spiritual healing under the napkin of its form[.] … The tender word and Christian encouragement of an invalid, pitiful patience with his fears and the removal of them, are better than hecatombs of gushing theories, stereotyped borrowed speeches, and the doling of arguments, which are but so many parodies on legitimate Christian Science, aflame with divine Love.
    Mary Baker Eddy
  • Even the tyrant never rules by force alone; but mostly by fairy tales. And so it is with the modern tyrant, the great employer. The sight of a millionaire is seldom, in the ordinary sense, an enchanting sight: nevertheless, he is in his way an enchanter. As they say in the gushing articles about him in the magazines, he is a fascinating personality. So is a snake. At least he is fascinating to rabbits; and so is the millionaire to the rabbit-witted sort of people that ladies and gentlemen have allowed themselves to become.
    G. K. Chesterton

Semantically related words: drooling, spitting

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