different between gushingly vs gushing

English

Etymology

gushing +? -ly

Adverb

gushingly (comparative more gushingly, superlative most gushingly)

1. So as to gush or flow forth.
   • 1982, Popular Photography (volume 89, number 9, page 118)

     Just send a good, strong current through, so that the water overflows gushingly, and shake the reels from time to time […]

2. In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
   • 1998, Robert Stone, Damascus Gate

     "We went to see Guys and Dolls in New York," Maria Clara said gushingly. "It was so typical. We thought of you."

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??????/
• Rhymes: -????

Adjective

gushing (comparative more gushing, superlative most gushing)

1. Flowing forth suddenly or violently.
2. Inclined to gush; effusive.

   a gushing tourist

Derived terms

• gushingly
• gushingness

Translations

Noun

gushing (plural gushings)

1. The act or motion of something that gushes.
   • 1866, George Wyard

     Oh, then what gushings forth of living water are seen to flow out from the smitten Rock!

Verb

gushing

1. present participle of gush

Anagrams

• Huggins, nigguhs