gush

gush n

ME gosshe, gusche.

  1. Flow; sudden rush; violent issue of fluid from an enclosed place; [fig.] wave of intense mental agony, physical suffering, and emotional empathy; contraction, like Christ's pain in Gethsemane and on Calvary.
  2. Surge; effusion; outburst; noise of birds calling; [fig.] concert; musical production; outpouring of music.

gush [-es, -ed] v

see gush, n.

  1. Flow unceasingly; pour out; violently burst with rushing liquid.
  2. Sing; burst forth in sonorous melody; [fig.] write powerful poetry.