fountaining

present participle of fountain

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Verb
  • Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Following the big news, Swift embarked on her press tour for her album The Life of a Showgirl and was not shy about flashing — and gushing over — her impressive sparkler.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Investors appeared unnerved by big increases in spending that Meta Platforms and Microsoft are planning as the investment spree related to artificial-intelligence technology keeps gushing.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But fewer know his relationship with a controversial and conspiracy-spouting pastor in Florida, someone who has accused Hollywood of sacrificing children and has commiserated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
    Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Now everyone seems to own a gun and have a far-right sign in their front yard; even her once liberal ex-boyfriend is spouting misinformation about Haitian immigrants.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His eyes twitched in rapid blinks, his lips disappeared as if cold fury were coursing through his body.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But the wave of expansion plans and investment in African oil and gas is coursing through much smaller and emerging producers on the continent.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Fountaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountaining. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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