Translation guide
Describes liquids, light, sound, or emotions emerging forcefully and continuously. Japanese uses different verbs depending on what is gushing and the nuance.
Water, blood, or other liquids bursting or flowing out with force.
General verb for liquid, gas, or fire gushing or spurting out. Can be used for fountains, burst pipes, or blood spurting.
The water pipe burst and water gushed out with great force.
For water or liquid welling up from the ground, like a spring. Emphasizes natural emergence.
Hot spring water is gushing forth from between the rocks.
Literary or dramatic word for liquid spurting or gushing, often used for blood or water in vivid descriptions.
Blood gushed from the wound.
Bright light, loud sound, or energy radiating outward intensely.
Strong feelings, tears, or words emerging uncontrollably.
For emotions, tears, or words overflowing. Emphasizes an uncontrollable surge.
Feelings of gratitude gushed forth.
Can describe intense emotions like anger or passion bursting out. Literary nuance.
Literally 'emotions explode', used when feelings burst out suddenly and forcefully.
噴き出す is the most general for forceful ejection (water, gas, fire). 湧き出る is specifically for liquids welling up from below (springs, groundwater). ほとばしる is literary and dramatic, used for blood, light, or intense emotions spurting or radiating.
English 'gushing forth' can sound poetic or archaic. In Japanese, choose the verb that matches the substance and force. Using 噴き出す for tears may sound odd; use あふれ出る instead.
When I opened the door, light gushed forth from the room.
Anger gushed forth in his words.
My pent-up emotions gushed forth and I couldn't stop crying.