Downpour vs Gush - What's the difference?
downpour | gush | Related terms |
To pour down; rain heavily.
* 2002 , Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211 :
A sudden rapid outflow.
To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
* Spenser
To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.
Downpour is a related term of gush.
As nouns the difference between downpour and gush
is that downpour is a heavy rain while gush is a sudden rapid outflow.As verbs the difference between downpour and gush
is that downpour is to pour down; rain heavily while gush is to flow forth suddenly, in great volume.downpour
English
Synonyms
* cloudburst * deluge * rain * rainstorm * storm * wet * torrent * monsoon * inundationVerb
(en verb)- It started to downpour , so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.
Derived terms
* (l)gush
English
(wikipedia gush)Noun
(gushes)Verb
- A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound.
