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"noun", "verb" ] }, "gust":{ "a sudden brief rush of wind":{ "examples":[ "a gust tore her umbrella from her grip and blew it down the street" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "blow", "flurry", "scud", "williwaw", "windblast" ], "related":[ "breeze", "zephyr", "current", "draft", "air", "breath", "waft", "puff", "whiff", "bluster", "gale", "hurricane", "squall", "tempest", "tornado", "windstorm", "northeaster", "norther", "northerly", "northwester", "southeaster", "southwester", "westerly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "the stressed-out coworker cried out with a gust of emotion that we had never witnessed before" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare", "flare-up", "flash", "flush", "gale", "gush", "outburst", "paroxysm", "spasm", "storm" ], "related":[ "blowup", "grouch", "rage", "tantrum", "ecstasy", "rapture", "transport", "delirium", "firestorm", "frenzy", "furor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gushes":{ "a flowing or going out":{ "examples":[ "the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water" ], "synonyms":[ "exoduses", "outflows", "outpourings", "outpours" ], "near synonyms":[ "drains", "flows", "ebbs", "reflows", "refluxes", "rushes", "stampedes", "diasporas", "emigrations", "flights", "discharges", "effluences", "emanations", "emissions" ], "near antonyms":[ "deluges", "floods", "inundations", "overflows", "spates", "torrents", "rivers", "streams", "tides" ], "antonyms":[ "fluxes", "inflows", "influxes", "inrushes" ] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay" ], "synonyms":[ "agonies", "blazes", "bursts", "ebullitions", "eruptions", "explosions", "fits", "flares", "flare-ups", "flashes", "flushes", "gales", "gusts", "outbursts", "paroxysms", "spasms", "storms" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowups", "grouches", "rages", "tantrums", "ecstasies", "raptures", "transports", "deliriums", "firestorms", "frenzies", "furors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "examples":[ "the dam cracked and water gushed from the break" ], "synonyms":[ "jets", "pours", "rushes", "spews", "spouts", "spurts", "squirts", "swooshes" ], "near synonyms":[ "cascades", "issues", "rolls", "runs", "streams", "plashes", "sloshes", "splashes", "washes", "surges", "swells", "flushes", "sluices", "deluges", "drowns", "engulfs", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "overwhelms", "submerges", "submerses", "swamps", "fountains" ], "near antonyms":[ "spatters", "sprinkles", "bleeds", "exudes", "leaks", "oozes", "percolates", "seeps", "strains", "weeps" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "drops", "trickles" ] }, "to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{ "examples":[ "he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him \"the best there ever was\"" ], "synonyms":[ "drools", "effuses", "enthuses", "fusses", "raves", "rhapsodizes", "slobbers" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotes (on)", "fawns", "emotes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "gushing":{ "overly or insincerely flattering":{ "examples":[ "heaped disgustingly gushing praise on her boss's very modest singing skills" ], "synonyms":[ "adulatory", "fulsome", "gushy", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "oily", "oleaginous", "soapy", "unctuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "drooling", "slavering", "slobbering", "cloying", "sickening", "demonstrative", "effusive", "mushy", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "artificial", "backhanded", "feigned", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "mealymouthed", "sanctimonious", "two-faced", "disarming", "endearing", "ingratiating", "winning", "winsome", "extravagant", "lavish", "unrestrained", "abundant", "copious", "profuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "earnest", "genuine", "heartfelt", "honest", "ingenuous", "sincere", "true", "unaffected", "unfeigned", "unpretending", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "pouring forth in great amounts":{ "examples":[ "the gushing water from the opened fire hydrant reduced water pressure to a dangerous level" ], "synonyms":[ "copious", "galore", "lavish", "profuse", "riotous" ], "near synonyms":[ "abounding", "abundant", "ample", "bounteous", "bountiful", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "extravagant", "luxuriant", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "free", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting", "excessive", "immoderate", "redundant", "adequate", "complete", "enough", "sufficient" ], "near antonyms":[ "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "lacking", "scarce", "unsatisfactory", "wanting", "bare", "mere", "minimal" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbling", "trickling" ] }, "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "examples":[ "the dam cracked and water gushed from the break" ], "synonyms":[ "jetting", "pouring", "rushing", "spewing", "spouting", "spurting", "squirting", "swooshing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cascading", "issuing", "rolling", "running", "streaming", "plashing", "sloshing", "splashing", "washing", "surging", "swelling", "flushing", "sluicing", "deluging", "drowning", "engulfing", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "overwhelming", "submerging", "submersing", "swamping", "fountaining" ], "near antonyms":[ "spattering", "sprinkling", "bleeding", "exuding", "leaking", "oozing", "percolating", "seeping", "straining", "weeping" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbling", "dripping", "dropping", "trickling" ] }, "to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{ "examples":[ "he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him \"the best there ever was\"" ], "synonyms":[ "drooling", "effusing", "enthusing", "fussing", "raving", "rhapsodizing", "slobbering" ], "near synonyms":[ "doting (on)", "fawning", "emoting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "gusty":{ "marked by strong wind or more wind than usual":{ "examples":[ "watch out for gusty conditions as the storm blows in" ], "synonyms":[ "blowy", "blustery", "breezy", "squally", "windy" ], "near synonyms":[ "drafty", "stormy", "tempestuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathless", "calm", "motionless", "still" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gusto":{ "active strength of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "I don't have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bounce", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vinegar", "vitality", "zing", "zip" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal", "main", "metal", "mettle", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "stamina", "strength", "brawniness", "fitness", "hardiness", "huskiness", "sturdiness", "virility", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness", "enervation", "exhaustion", "inanition", "prostration" ], "antonyms":[ "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "torpidity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gushed":{ "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "examples":[ "the dam cracked and water gushed from the break" ], "synonyms":[ "jetted", "poured", "rushed", "spewed", "spouted", "spurted", "squirted", "swooshed" ], "near synonyms":[ "cascaded", "issued", "ran", "run", "rolled", "streamed", "plashed", "sloshed", "splashed", "washed", "surged", "swelled", "flushed", "sluiced", "deluged", "drowned", "engulfed", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "submerged", "submersed", "swamped", "fountained" ], "near antonyms":[ "spattered", "sprinkled", "bled", "exuded", "leaked", "oozed", "percolated", "seeped", "strained", "wept" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbled", "dripped", "dropped", "trickled" ] }, "to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{ "examples":[ "he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him \"the best there ever was\"" ], "synonyms":[ "drooled", "effused", "enthused", "fussed", "raved", "rhapsodized", "slobbered" ], "near synonyms":[ "doted (on)", "fawned", "emoted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }