Flash
Flash noun - A sudden intense expression of strong feeling.
Usage example: a much-needed flash of humor during the otherwise boring lecture
Gush
Gush noun - A sudden intense expression of strong feeling.
Usage example: with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay
How words are described
| brief | brief flash | brief gush |
| popular | popular flash | popular gush |
| large | large flash | large gush |
| big | big flash | big gush |
| Other adjectives: huge, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
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Gush and Flash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/gush
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Gush or Flash. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/gush.
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