fountaining

present participle of fountain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountaining
Verb
  • Seismic activity also creates spurting geysers and toasty geothermal pools, particularly in magma-rich areas like the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and around Borgarfjörður fjord, both in the west.
    Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk slumped in his chair, blood gushing from his neck.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Waterfalls emerge from the rafters gushing down onto the floor of the theater as the stage below slides away to reveal a pool.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Walter Sam believes in the magical power of accurately wielding words as well as the bad juju that comes with spouting them all willy-nilly.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Jason Momoa, who was born to star in a Street Fighter movie, will glower as Blanka, the green-skinned, orange-haired, electricity-spouting creature that debuted in Street Fighter II.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to coursing toward a 2025 that’s in the black, De Luca and Abdy have cultivated excellent relationships with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When possible, get both parents involved When a baby is crying instead of sleeping, a parent who’s breastfeeding will likely react by trying to feed them, due to the hormones coursing through their body, Golshevsky says.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Fountaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountaining. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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