Outgushing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To release a profuse and uncontrolled flow, whether of liquid, feelings, or enthusiastic expressions, showing a sense of abundance and intensity
2. To spill forth in a generous and unrestrained manner, relating to both liquids and emotional displays, characterized by exuberance
3. Sending forth a large and often rapid stream, either of fluids or intense feelings

Etymology: "Outgushing" is the present participle of "outgush," which is formed from the prefix "out-" and the verb "gush." The prefix adds the sense of emerging or issuing forth, so the base verb's flow of liquid is pushed outward from its source. "Gush" itself is the more interesting half. Its core meaning is a sudden, forceful rush of liquid from an opening, and it later extended to unrestrained emotional expression, which is why the same root now covers both a burst of water and a burst of enthusiasm. "Out-" was a productive English prefix for forming verbs, so "outgush" reads naturally as "to gush forth," with the outward motion made explicit.

Synonyms: spouting, gushing, pouring

Antonyms: draining, receding