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--n. 3 mouthful, swallow, draught, swill, Colloq swig: He took
a gulp of his drink before making another bid.
gumption n. 1 resourcefulness, shrewdness, cleverness, (mother) wit,
(common) sense, astuteness, judgement, Colloq horse sense,
brains, Slang Brit nous: It takes a lot of gumption to run a
good cattle auction. 2 backbone, grit, pluck, mettle,
enterprise, initiative, courage, spirit, gameness, nerve,
daring, vigour, energy, boldness, audacity, stamina, Colloq
spunk, guts, get-up-and-go, US moxie, Slang Brit bottle, Taboo
slang balls: He hasn't the gumption to go into business for
himself.
gurgle v. 1 bubble, burble, babble, ripple, splash, plash, lap,
murmur, purl: The cool brook gurgled merrily through the
meadow.
--n. 2 babble, burble, bubbling, babbling, burbling, splash,
gurgling, splashing, plashing, murmuring, purl, purling: I lay
back, listening to the gurgle of the spring among the rocks.
gush v. 1 cascade, rush, flood, stream, spurt, jet, spout, burst;
run, flow: The water gushed out of the pipe, soaking us all. 2
bubble over, overflow, be ebullient or effusive or effervescent,
effervesce, make much of, fuss over, prattle, chatter, babble,
jabber, blather or blether, Colloq Brit natter, witter: It was
impossible to stop them from gushing on about the performance.
--n. 3 cascade, rush, flood, flow, stream, spurt, jet, spout,
burst, torrent: A gush of water hit me right in the face. 4
exuberance, effusion, bubbling over, outburst: After the first
gush of enthusiasm, everything quieted down.
gushy adj. gushing, fulsome, cloying, mawkish, excessive, effusive,
overdone, (over-)sentimental, (over)enthusiastic, Colloq sloppy,
slushy: It's another gushy film about a little girl and a lost
kitten.
gust n. 1 puff, blow, wind, breeze, blast: A gust of wind blew my
hat off.
--v. 2 puff, blow, blast, surge, increase: The wind gusted up