eructing

verb

present participle of eruct
as in ejecting
to violently throw out or off (something from within) he suddenly snapped and began eructing his repressed anger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eructing
  1. ejecting
  2. erupting
  3. spitting
  4. expelling
  5. emitting
  6. pouring
  7. belching
  8. spewing
Verb
  • The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Definition of ejecting
Verb
  • The ball in the net, the goalkeeper reacting, fans erupting in the background, and Messi already turning away with his arms raised.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Every four years, some of the most iconic sporting videos that go viral on social media capture the sound of cities erupting in jubilation as their national soccer teams score a goal in the FIFA World Cup.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • And then there were watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests and old fashioned sack races.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • Jenkins said Macias-Gomez was also charged with battery on a peace officer for spitting.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of spitting
Verb
  • Senate Bill 123 prohibits schools from expelling students solely because of excessive absences or truancy.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The garment also absorbs heats, carrying it away from the spacesuit's life-support system, expelling it into space.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Definition of expelling
Verb
  • Erdogan greeted Trump with an elaborate ceremony involving military officials on horseback and jets overhead emitting red, white and blue smoke.
    — Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • In summary, the tech industry is going to spend a fortune on new chips to create processing power, emitting millions of tons of carbon in the process, while simultaneously throwing away available processing power.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of emitting
Verb
  • Last month, the reflecting pool turned from blue to green days after the renovation was complete, and contractors were seen pouring bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the pool in an attempt to kill the algae.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 6 July 2026
  • Almost too perfectly, a news release confirming the nuptials was sent out as rain started pouring and a sense of calm enveloped the area.
    — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of pouring
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of spewing
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“Eructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eructing. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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