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\ ˈspyü 
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\spewed; spewing; spews
Definition of spew
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : vomit
2 : to send or cast forth with vigor or violence or in great quantity
a volcano spewing out ash —often used with out
spew
nounDefinition of spew (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : matter that is vomited : vomit
2 : material that exudes or is extruded
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Examples of spew in a Sentence
Verb
Exhaust spewed out of the car.
Smoke and ashes spewed from the volcano.
The volcano spewed hot ash.
The faucet started spewing dirty water.
The dog spewed vomit on the rug.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb More than a century later, coal pits in Jharia, in a remote corner of India’s eastern Jharkhand state, continue to spew flames and clouds of poisonous fumes into the air.
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Washington Post, "AP PHOTOS: Indian coal mines still burning after a century," 9 Nov. 2019 These vehicles, though, are not like penguins, designed to take in energy only to spew it back out and into the mouth of whatever chick wanders by.
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Wired, "No You Can’t Power Your House With Your Electric Car," 9 Oct. 2019 Four of them — Okmok, Bogoslof, Augustine and Redoubt — are the somewhat predictable big-mouth variety that tend to spew ash way up where jets are flying over the Great Circle Route.
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Anchorage Daily News, "Sifting Alaska volcano data paydirt could help researchers forecast eruptions," 5 Oct. 2019 Vents on Bogoslof Island continue to spew mud, steam and sulfurous gases two years after an eruption sent ash clouds into the path of jetliners passing over the Bering Sea.
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Fox News, "Fur seal moms, pups find refuge on steaming Alaska volcano," 3 Oct. 2019 Vents on Bogoslof Island continue to spew mud, steam and sulfurous gases two years after an eruption sent ash clouds into the path of jetliners passing over the Bering Sea.
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Dan Joling, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Northern fur seals multiply on steaming Alaska volcano," 3 Oct. 2019 Eruptions that violent are rare—the last to spew gases that high was in 1991, when Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blew its top.
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Alex Fox, Science | AAAS, "This sulfur-spewing Russian volcano is turning sunsets purple," 13 Sep. 2019 Twitter compared the look to everything from vegetation to a Dilophosaurus flaring out, ready to spew venom.
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Gina Marinelli, Glamour, "Ivanka Trump Wore Statement Sleeves in Colombia, And It Didn't Go Well," 4 Sep. 2019 Smoke continued to spew Wednesday afternoon from a four-alarm fire at a recycling plant off Route 125 nearly 24 hours after it first was reported.
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Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Fire at North Andover recycling plant burns into second day," 21 Aug. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun His spew of hatred delights the guy on the other end of the line, Walter Beachway (Ryan Eggold), who invites Stallworth to come on down to meet some of the guys.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Cannes Review: Spike Lee's BlackKklansman Is the Movie We Need Now—And It's Funny, Too," 15 May 2018 Asking good questions is an art, not some loudmouth anger spew.
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Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Daugherty: Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is a victim of his own success," 4 Jan. 2018 These kids burst into tears, spew insults, and even threaten to beat up Jimmy for encouraging their parents to act so cruelly.
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Katelyn Lunders, Country Living, "Jimmy Kimmel's Annual Halloween Candy Bit Will Have You Crying From Laughter," 3 Nov. 2017 The vomiting pumpkin—in which green foam spews from a jack-o-lantern’s mouth—has become her signature effect.
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Don Steinberg, WSJ, "The Female Scientist Who Wants to Blow Up Your TV," 5 Dec. 2018 Brown coal, a greasy, low-grade fuel also known as lignite, isn’t just controversial because of the greenhouse gases its burning spews into the atmosphere.
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Michelle Hackman, WSJ, "Germany Finds Local Coal Filthy and Irresistible," 10 Oct. 2018 His spew of hatred delights the guy on the other end of the line, Walter Beachway (Ryan Eggold), who invites Stallworth to come on down to meet some of the guys.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Cannes Review: Spike Lee's BlackKklansman Is the Movie We Need Now—And It's Funny, Too," 15 May 2018 These kids burst into tears, spew insults, and even threaten to beat up Jimmy for encouraging their parents to act so cruelly.
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Katelyn Lunders, Country Living, "Jimmy Kimmel's Annual Halloween Candy Bit Will Have You Crying From Laughter," 3 Nov. 2017 Asking good questions is an art, not some loudmouth anger spew.
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Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Daugherty: Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is a victim of his own success," 4 Jan. 2018
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spew
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of spew
: to flow out of something in a fast and forceful way
: to cause (something) to flow out in a fast and forceful way
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spew
verb\ ˈspyü \
\spewed; spewing
Kids Definition of spew
: to pour out
The volcano spewed lava.
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