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outgushing

outgushing is the present participle and gerund of outgush.

Meaning of outgush

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To gush or flow outward.

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Noun

outgushing (plural outgushings)

  1. That which gushes outward.
    • Here, too, may be inscribed thoughts, feelings, desires, warm outgushings from the heart's secret places, which you would not pour upon the sand without the certainty that almost ere the sky has looked upon them the sea will wash them out.1842, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Foot-Prints on the Seashore”, in Twice-Told Tales, volume 2, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC

Forms of outgushing

pluraloutgushings

Questions about outgushing

What does outgushing mean?
Outgushing means that which gushes outward.
What is outgushing the present participle and gerund of?
Outgushing is the present participle and gerund of outgush.
What part of speech is outgushing?
Outgushing is a noun.
What is the plural of outgushing?
The plural of outgushing is outgushings.

Words near outgushing in the dictionary

  1. outgunning
  2. outguns
  3. outgush
  4. outgushed
  5. outgushes
  6. outgushing
  7. outgushings
  8. outhack
  9. outhacked
  10. outhacking
  11. outhacks

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