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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of gush.

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Examples

  • Tears gushed from the eyes of Elizabeth; they proceeded partly from sorrow at my departure, and partly because she reflected that the same journey was to have taken place three months before, when a mother's blessing would have accompanied me.

    Chapter 2 2010

  • Tears also gushed from the eyes of Clerval, as he read the account of my misfortune.

    Chapter 6 2010

  • I picked up a small twig and approached the foot of the black mound that had gushed from the top of the mountain.

    Fury Jungle | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Palin gushed “I think it is great that we both love Israel”.

    Not only are they better capitalists, but better peacemakers too? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • Palin gushed about how much she loves Israel, and threatened Russia in her acceptance speech.

    Palin Thinks US Is Now at War With Iran « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • Their product, Baker gushed, is "the only recommended approach that will enjoy, in our opinion, complete bipartisan support, at least from the 10 people that you see up here."

    December 2006 2006

  • Upon his reading the letter to Frankenstein announcing the death of William, "tears gushed from the eyes of Clerval" (71).

    'Mummy, possest': Sadism and Sensibility in Shelley's _Frankenstein_ 2003

  • Another national title gushed how Tony Blair's ex-PR man had gone 'head to head' with the Manchester United manager.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2009

  • Earlier this month, Feldstein gushed in the Wall Street Journal over McCain’s plans to cut taxes even further, and to shift healthcare costs from employers to employees in a “tax credit” scheme that many believe will solely benefit insurance companies, at the expense of workers.

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  • Earlier this month, Feldstein gushed in the Wall Street Journal over McCain’s plans to cut taxes even further, and to shift healthcare costs from employers to employees in a “tax credit” scheme that many believe will solely benefit insurance companies, at the expense of workers.

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