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• v  gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
• v  praise enthusiastically
• v  issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
• s  flowing profusely
  a gushing hydrant
• s  uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
• s  extravagantly demonstrative
  a large gushing female

• London blogger Devon Dudgeon created Five-Word Reviews to match the length of gushing excerpts in theater ads ("Don't miss! Moving and memorable").
• Indeed, after a handful of forgettable movies in the 1990s, Rai earned gushing reviews for her performances in last year's Devdas, for which she won seven Indian critic awards, and .
• Blood was gushing from a fist-size bullet wound in King's right cheek.

• spurt
• spirt
• gush
• spout
• rave
• jet
• pouring
• burbling
• burbly
• effusive
• gushy

News & Articles

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• President Obama's Uphill Defense of the NSA Surveillance: Trust Us, Because ... Trust Us
  President Obama is having a hard time defending the gushing leaks from the NSA's surveillance programs. It's not because he finds them indefensible; he seems emphatic that although he was worried about these programs as a senator and candidate, seeing them in action and seeing the oversights in place put him at ease.
  June 17, 2013 - National Journal via Yahoo! News
• What 802.11ac Networking Is, And Why You Want It
  While we were all gushing over iOS 7 and the new Macs, it was easy to miss the relatively minor announcement that Apple has added support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi to two of its key hardware products: the MacBook Air and ...        
  June 17, 2013 - Wired News
• 802.11ac wireless networking: What it is and why you want it
  With everyone gushing over iOS 7 and the new Macs...
  June 17, 2013 - MacDailyNews

Quotes

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• David Cameron in Telegraph.co.uk
  He said: "The point I made, particularly in the earlier phone call, is ...... yes of course, BP itself wants to pay for the clean-up, wants to stop the gushing of the oil into the Gulf, recognises it's going to have to pay money in respect of...
• David Vitter in The Associated Press
  Today we learned that the containment system was damaged and had to be removed, leaving the well totally uncapped and gushing oil into the Gulf once again,said Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana. "This is obviously a very...
• Rick Pitino in International Herald Tribune
  These guys have bought into total team,Louisville coach Rick Pitino said. "We did it in the toughest year in the history of the Big East to sweep both. I'm gushing with pride."