Past tense of gush
regular verb
The past tense of gush is gushed. The past participle is also gushed.
Forms of gush
| Base form (V1) | gush /ˈɡʌʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | gushed /ɡʌʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | gushed /ɡʌʃt/ |
| Present participle | gushing /ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | gushes /ˈɡʌʃɪz/ |
Gushed in a sentence
- Water gushed out of the broken pipe.
- The other was no longer capable of controlling his anger; his parasite creature amplified his passion by ten; his jaws cracked open and his great mouth gushed blood from torn gums as teeth grew out of them like bone sickles.1993, Brian Lumley, Blood Brothers, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 119
- “I was born a gayby.” “Aww, you were a gayby?” Lucy gushed.2011, Stephen Emond, Winter Town, link. From the entry gayby
- Blood gushed from the severed artery, and he slumped to the ground.2002, Betty Bradford Byers, The Big Payback, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 109. From the entry Colombian necktie
- A guy nearby gushed, "Oh my gawd, look at the size of this peanut!" and that was as excited as anyone got all afternoon.2006 September 15, Ted Cox, “Lovable Losers and the Lovable Losers Who Love Them”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 23 Jul…. From the entry gawd
Meaning of gush
- noun A sudden rapid outflow.
- verb To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
- verb To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.
Questions about the past tense of gush
- What is the past tense of gush?
- The past tense of gush is gushed.
- What is the past participle of gush?
- The past participle of gush is gushed.
- Is gush a regular or irregular verb?
- Gush is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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