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outgush

outgush verb: to gush or flow outward.

Verb

outgush (third-person singular simple present outgushes, present participle outgushing, simple past and past participle outgushed)

  1. (intransitive) To gush or flow outward.

Noun

outgush (plural outgushes)

  1. A pouring out; an outburst.
    • A passionate outgush of emotion.1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC

Forms of outgush

Verb
third-person singular presentoutgushes
present participleoutgushing
past participleoutgushed
pastoutgushed
Noun
pluraloutgushes

Origin of outgush

From out- + gush.

Questions about outgush

What does outgush mean?
Outgush means to gush or flow outward.
What part of speech is outgush?
Outgush can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of outgush?
The past tense of outgush is outgushed.

Words near outgush in the dictionary

  1. outguides
  2. outgun
  3. outgunned
  4. outgunning
  5. outguns
  6. outgush
  7. outgushed
  8. outgushes
  9. outgushing
  10. outgushings
  11. outhack

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