fountaining

present participle of fountain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountaining
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
  • Ponton also made sure to get in a healthy dose of gushing about her favorite reads at the current moment.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Members of the Penguins’ coaching staff were gushing about his performance following the game.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 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
  • 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
  • During the 14 years between Voodoo and Black Messiah, D’Angelo set out to master the electric guitar, with the results of all that hard work coursing through the celebrated LP.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Fountaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountaining. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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