DISGORGING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

disgorging

verb

present participle of disgorge

as in ejecting

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show

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Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
SpaceX uses a different approach on Starship, with Starlinks riding inside the vehicle’s fuselage, then ejecting through a small door on the side like a Pez dispenser.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of ejecting

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Lettuce and salad greens have become the prime suspects in an explosive outbreak of the diarrheal parasite Cyclospora, which is surging nationwide but erupting to extraordinary heights in Michigan.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Yet, despite the fact that supernovas have been erupting every second over the course of 13 billion years or so to produce the neutrinos that accumulate as the DSNB, this ghostly signal is still faint, a whisper rather than a shout.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of erupting

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And then there were watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests and old fashioned sack races.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Some three hours into the four-hour drive, the road plunged into a dizzying scribble of hairpin bends, eventually spitting us out into the Colca Valley, where, at the end of 2023, Andean pitched up Puqio.

— Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

Definition of spitting

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China, Russia and the US are pouring more than $200 billion into such efforts, putting hundreds of satellites in orbit over the last half-decade and testing weapons on Earth and in space.

— Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Tributes have been pouring in since the death of Sam Neill, beloved star of Jurassic Park, The Piano, Peaky Blinders, and more.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Definition of pouring

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Across a massive network of underwater mountain chains known as mid-ocean ridges, tectonic plates slowly pull apart, belching molten rock at the spreading seams.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
We’re paralyzed by whether a carbon-belching fossil fuel company’s right to pollute should outweigh the rest of the country’s right to clean air and a stable climate.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of belching

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The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Warehouses soon moved in to the area and have been spewing gases into the adjacent neighborhoods ever since.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of spewing

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This one seems to wrap all the way around the entirety of his head, emitting light that’s supposed to be beneficial for his scalp and hair growth.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026
Penta Tandem monitors vertically stack five light-emitting layers, which improves energy efficiency, significantly boosts peak brightness, and drastically extends the overall lifespan of the screen.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

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