gushier; gushiest
: marked by effusive sentimentality
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Examples of gushy in a Sentence
a gushy review of a novel by an author who just happened to be a friend of the critic
Recent Examples on the Web
To that end, yes, honeymoon phases are gushy (and self-absorbed).
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
The film opens with a dizzying montage of magazine covers and clips accompanied by a stream of gushy praise from prominent fans.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Anything to keep those gushy feelings on repeat in your body!
—Carina Hsieh, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
The movie falters here and there, lapsing into sentimentality—with accompanying gushy music—during a wedding scene, and that in-person confrontation between Monk and Sintara happens only because Jefferson has overcomplicated the story’s plot.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2023
Her breezy, gushy style could give the sadness of her lyrics a sneaky potency.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Kennedy has been ballyhooed on Fox News with gushy interviews with Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 26 June 2023
And last but not least, Chopra concluded her post with a gushy tribute to her 1-year-old daughter Malti.
—USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
Still, like Cabello’s gushy previous album Romance, Familia does hold a lot of clues about Cabello and Mendes’s relationship and its downfall.
—Vulture, 8 Apr. 2022
Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
The film opens with a dizzying montage of magazine covers and clips accompanied by a stream of gushy praise from prominent fans.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Anything to keep those gushy feelings on repeat in your body!
—Carina Hsieh, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
The movie falters here and there, lapsing into sentimentality—with accompanying gushy music—during a wedding scene, and that in-person confrontation between Monk and Sintara happens only because Jefferson has overcomplicated the story’s plot.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2023
Her breezy, gushy style could give the sadness of her lyrics a sneaky potency.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Kennedy has been ballyhooed on Fox News with gushy interviews with Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 26 June 2023
And last but not least, Chopra concluded her post with a gushy tribute to her 1-year-old daughter Malti.
—USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
Still, like Cabello’s gushy previous album Romance, Familia does hold a lot of clues about Cabello and Mendes’s relationship and its downfall.
—Vulture, 8 Apr. 2022
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“Gushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gushy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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gushy
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gushier; gushiest
: expressing much sentimentality
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