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 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 The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 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

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Burns didn't become a five-time PGA Tour winner, contend for major championships and earn five consecutive Team USA spots without pouring himself into the game.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
An underground water pipe ruptured in Tokyo’s eastern ward of Koto, with water pouring onto the road, NHK video showed.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Triton’s nitrogen geyser system Voyager 2 observed at least four dark plumes erupting from Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, during its 1989 flyby.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

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The defense, which also received an influx of talent through the portal, hopes to improve on finishing near the bottom of the conference in scoring, rushing and passing defense categories.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Raleek Brown transferred from Arizona State after rushing for 1,141 yards last season while Ryan Wingo and Cam Coleman, a transfer from Auburn, give Texas one of the most talented wide receiver duos in the country.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated).

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Napier’s fate was effectively sealed in 2025 when defensive tackle Brendan Bett was penalized and ejected for spitting on a USF player, igniting the Bulls’ game-winning drive.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 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

Definition of hurling

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But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Sound waves cause air inside the spherical or bell-shaped structures to oscillate, pulling in diffuse airflow and expelling it as a concentrated, high-velocity jet.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

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