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Outpouring vs Gushfest - What's the difference?

outpouring | gushfest |

As nouns the difference between outpouring and gushfest

is that outpouring is the sudden flowing of a large amount of something while gushfest is an effusive outpouring of words.

outpouring

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sudden flowing of a large amount of something.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.
  • * 2012 , August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
    • Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country.

    gushfest

    English

    Noun

  • (slang) An effusive outpouring of words.
  • * 2004 , Alice Alfonsi, Freaked Out
    • Lizzie watched Kate and Claire continue their gushfest , from table to table, all the way across the cafeteria.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 11, author=Richard Sandomir, title=Shriver Wins Sideline Blather Award in a Tie Breaker, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=This was ESPN2’s fault; you don’t cut to a celebrity gushfest when the tournament’s darling is close to elimination. }}