erupting

verb

present participle of erupt
1
as in ejecting
to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash

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2
as in exploding
to develop suddenly and violently a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room

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Recent Examples of erupting His post included a photo of a large plume of black smoke erupting from a field. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Their journey to the World Cup has been uniquely fraught, with a war erupting between the host of their matches and their home country. — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 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 But on June 29 last year, a satellite detected a massive methane plume erupting from this very location. — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026 After erupting offensively in a win last week over the Atlanta Dream, Williams received high praise from coach Natalie Nakase. — Mercury News, 2 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, 2 July 2026 Across the United States, the sky will be erupting with fireworks on July 4, 2026, and the days around it as America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence. — Lauren Lowman, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 The 6-foot-2, 185-pounder has shot up draft boards after notching 84 points (29 goals and 55 assists) in 67 games for OHL Brantford, then erupting for another 26 (13 goals and 13 assists) in 15 playoff games. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupting
  1. ejecting
  2. exploding
  3. spitting
  4. expelling
  5. spurting
  6. emitting
  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
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  • Flashes from exploding drones and missiles lit up the night, and loud booms echoed through Kyiv.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • As SkyCal flew towards Huntington Park, dozens of rounds of fireworks were seen exploding over parts of Los Angeles, just minutes after the whistles blew in Estadio Azteca, surpassing the Round of 32 for the first time since 2018.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of exploding
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
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  • 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
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  • The peonies in my yard were blooming, spurting really.
    — Maria Zorn, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of spurting
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  • 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
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  • Unlike with other major methane sources, such as belching cattle or melting permafrost, the technology to curb emissions from oil and gas operations is already viable, and fairly cheap.
    — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026
  • When Pinatubo started convulsing and belching steam in April of that year, scientists from the United States and the Philippines deployed an array of instruments that tracked the volcano’s inner tumult.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 May 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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