湧き出る
解説 Definition
gushing は gush（勢いよく流れ出る、湧き出る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。液体や気体などが強い勢いで出てくる様子を表し、感情があふれ出る意味ではなく、ここでは水などが湧き出る用法です。
Gushing is the present participle or gerund of gush, describing liquid or gas flowing out suddenly, continuously, and with considerable force. In this sense, it is used for physical substances such as water escaping from a pipe or spring.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
gushing は原形 gush「勢いよく流れ出る」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、綴りはそのまま gush＋ing、発音は語末が「シング」/ʃɪŋ/ となる。water was gushing from a pipe のように、管や泉から水が止めにくい勢いで噴き出す場面と結び付ける。ここでは感情への比喩用法ではない。
Connect gushing directly with the base verb gush, meaning “to flow out with force.” The form is made simply by adding -ing, with no spelling change, and the ending is pronounced /ɪŋ/. Picture water gushing from a broken pipe or muddy water gushing down a street after heavy rain. Those images emphasize a strong, continuing flow rather than a slow drip. Although gushing can describe excessive expressions of emotion or praise, keep the physical meaning here: water or another substance is pouring out rapidly and powerfully.
例文
Water was gushing from the broken pipe.
壊れた管から水が勢いよく噴き出していました。
A cold spring kept gushing near the old stone wall.
古い石壁の近くで冷たい泉が湧き出し続けていました。
After the heavy rain, muddy water was gushing down the street.
大雨のあと、泥水が通りを勢いよく流れていました。
gushing の類義語・関連語
gushing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
印欧語祖語の「注ぐ」に由来するゲルマン語派の語で、語根に進行形の接尾辞-ingが付いています。同系統にgeyser（間欠泉）があります。水が音を立てて勢いよく噴出する擬音的な響きから、「湧き出る」という意味が直感的に理解できます。
Gushing is formed from the verb gush plus the participial ending -ing. Gush entered English in the Middle English period, but its deeper origin is not fully certain; it has often been regarded as expressive of the sound and force of liquid suddenly pouring out. Whatever its remote history, the modern structure is transparent: gush supplies the idea of forceful flow, and -ing presents that flow as continuing or as an activity.
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