spew

/spjˈuː/

/ˈspju/

[verb]

to spew

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

synonyms : barf

antonyms : keep down

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

synonyms : ptyalise

ptyalize

spit

spue

eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

synonyms : eruct

spew out

Examples

1. Huge floating factories as big as ocean-going vessels, spewing diesel smoke and letting loose a noise that carried for miles.

2. - Spewing forth a lava fountain.

3. This one, Bárðarbunga in Iceland, spewed thousands of cubic feet of molten lava from a crack in the earth’s crust back in 2014.

4. The lead locomotive was spewing excessive amounts of smoke.

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