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spew Definition

spew (spyo̵̅o̅)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to throw up (something) from or as from the stomach; vomit
  2. to flow or cause to flow plentifully; gush

Etymology: ME spewen < OE spiwan, akin to Ger speien, Goth speiwan < IE base *(s)p(h)yēu- > L spuere, to vomit, Gr ptyein, to spit

noun

something spewed; vomit

spew Related Forms
spewer noun
spew Synonyms

spew

v.

spew Usage Examples

Object

  • lava: That means there is little chance of the mountain spewing lava.
  • ash: Live webcams, thermal satellite images, and animated snap-shots capture scenes of spewing ash and red-hot lava flow.
  • cloud: There he saw a crematory building with huge chambers spewing black clouds of smoke into the sky.
  • smoke: Arranged in an odd figure of eight formation were numerous tall towers, each spewing black smoke, which had an odd greenish tinge.
  • blood: The final nightmare is missing a nice close-up of the father's head spewing frothy blood from his ax wound.
  • rock: That settles matters, tonight we leave the bimini up to protect us from any wayward spewed volcanic rocks.

Preposition: into

  • atmosphere: These gases and the poisons are spewed into the atmosphere, to the air, which we breathe.

Modifying Another Word

  • forth: The opened bottle spewed forth foam, with a head like an ice cream float.
  • just: The hatred just spews from its mouth like a waterfall.
  • then: The backup video player pondered it and then spewed bits of tape about and gave up even more finally.
  • still: The new images suggest that the neutron star at the cloud's center may still spew out bursts of energy.
  • now: Up to 30 per cent of spam is now spewing from hijacked " zombie " PCs.
  • not: The good ideas are all hammered out in agony by individuals, not spewed out by groups.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: There's a special intensity about the passion that an England v Germany tie spews up.

Particle object:

  • smoke: The landscape was once littered with horrific factories spewing out filthy black smoke into the atmosphere, leaving it permanently enveloped in black gloom.
  • poison: I could put on a show of force - Order volcanoes to spew out poison, Have tectonic plates tear them to shreds.
  • nonsense: But they spew out so much nonsense, it saddens me that people give them so much attention.
  • gas: Short period comets make hundreds to thousands of passes around the Sun spewing out gas and dust.
  • dogma: Finally, Basil spewed out the dogmas of his heresy.

Preposition: from

  • mouth: He closed his eyes then, and a wall of fire spewed forth from the cave mouth.
spew Quotes

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.

—Bible (NewTestament)

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