SPEWING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

spewing

verb

present participle of spew

as in pouring

to flow out in great quantities or with force water spewing violently from the broken pipe

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as in erupting

to violently throw out or off (something from within) a volcano spewing out lava

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as in vomiting

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth "I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend

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Recent Examples of spewing The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Mount Sinabung on Indonesia erupted Monday, spewing a column of black ash and smoke 3,500 meters (11,482 feet) from the top of the mountain into the sky over Sumatra island. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 That heart-wrenching news was swiftly entangled in the anti-vaccine misinformation Kennedy was spewing online. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 When a customer complained that an engine was spewing blue smoke, our AI tool generated the entire repair ticket in minutes. — Shriram Rajagopal, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Where your government is shuttering important health agencies while spewing junk science about autism and Tylenol? — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Molly Sims is getting real about Hollywood spewing fake beauty secrets. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Many existing data centers are using on-site power generation, including pollutant-spewing diesel generators, to bypass the grid entirely. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 Photos show lava and huge plumes of ash spewing nearly 4 miles into the air. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The restaurant’s unfussy dining room is spiced with colorful murals, among them an ominous bathroom-door piece featuring a toilet spewing orange flames. — Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

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The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and investing in tech companies that agree to move some of their operations to the country.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Meta is building a data center in the nearby town of Kuna, and Micron is putting up two semiconductor factories in the metro area, pouring billions of dollars into the region.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

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There will be body parts severed, much (blue) blood spilled, and extreme violence erupting in every corner of the Zellners’ brutalist designs and impressively immersive world-building that needs to be seen to be believed.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
Screenshot of mobile phone footage of the Anak Krakatau volcano erupting, seen from the sea.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of erupting

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Kuper even guessed Mannion could game plan and call a game just for rushing.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Compared to his first year in Indianapolis when the Colts were 20th in the NFL in rushing, the team saw a jump to seventh in the league in his second year when Adams began taking on more of an influence in the run game.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

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In a small room on the second floor of an Episcopal church in Queens, a large printer beeps and whirs, spitting out posters inked with bright yellow tennis balls.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Oprah sported a Lululemon version during a hiking trip in Australia earlier this year, but this spitting-image pick is a fraction of the price.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026

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The storm was still hurling in a few bands of rain to Kauai early Monday, but its worst conditions are now over with, giving residents and officials space to deal with its aftermath.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Ryan released the child, after which he was handcuffed and is accused of hurling insults at the responding police officer, according to the police report.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

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From the battlefields of Afghanistan expelling a global superpower to laying the groundwork for al-Qaeda, FOX News experts and former intelligence officials break down the roots of modern terrorism.

— , FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Those plans were disrupted when the tank failed as the workday began, expelling huge amounts of a caustic liquid capable of causing severe burns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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