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gushes

/ˈɡʌʃɪz/

gushes is the plural of gush.

gushes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gush.

Meaning of gush

Noun

gush (plural gushes)

  1. A sudden rapid outflow.
    • There was a cartoon woman in an apron on the front. She stood with one hand on her hip while she used the other hand to pour a gush of drain-cleaner into something that was either an industrial sink or Orson Welles's bidet.1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger

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Words that rhyme with gushes

Questions about gushes

What is gushes the plural of?
Gushes is the plural of gush.
How do you pronounce gushes?
Gushes is pronounced /ˈɡʌʃɪz/.

Words near gushes in the dictionary

  1. Gushan
  2. Gushanian
  3. gushed
  4. gusher
  5. gushers
  6. gushes
  7. gushest
  8. gushet
  9. gusheth
  10. gushets
  11. gushfest

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