spews 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spew
1
as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force water spewing violently from the broken pipe

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2
as in ejects
to violently throw out or off (something from within) a volcano spewing out lava

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3
as in vomits
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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spews

2 of 2

noun

plural of spew
as in gushes

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  1. pours
  2. ejects
  3. vomits
  4. gushes
  5. rushes
  6. erupts
  7. hurls
  8. spouts
Verb
  • The Shoshone chief next to me pours more water on the hot stones that are stacked in the middle of our circle of ten.
    — Taylor Eisenhauer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As the country pours money into tourism megaprojects, obstacles remain.
    — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pours
Verb
  • More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of ejects
Verb
  • On the night of the reprieve, Owen, cut loose for the evening by his girlfriend, who wants to canoodle with a neighbor, vomits in the vicinity of Allie’s high heels, in what might be called a meet-boot.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Moments later, Owen vomits in front of her after eating his and Malika’s meals at dinner.
    — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of vomits
Noun
  • Video posted shows chunks of concrete falling into the water and a stretch of the road disappeared as water gushes between it.
    — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of gushes
Verb
  • Put more simply, QBI takes into account passes, rushes, scrambles, sacks, turnovers and anything else that happens when the football is in the quarterback’s hands.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • An already small venue has been reduced in size even further as the club rushes through expansion to reach the league minimum of 15,000 capacity by the spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushes
Verb
  • Unfortunately, in the real world, bad behavior erupts at high school games — fights and even worse.
    — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The violence that has been simmering with the Ploughman now erupts into a revolution joined by thousands and thousands of peasants.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of erupts
Verb
  • Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hurls a deep ball toward Jefferson in double coverage, and McCardell stops the play.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The mathematical problem concerns the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern the flow of fluids—from the whirlpool circling your bathtub’s drain to the turbulent winds El Niño hurls across the North American continent.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurls
Noun
  • From flash flooding to water spouts turned tornadoes, August's weather has been particularly out-of-the-ordinary.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the pouring spouts are also located on the side of the lid instead of on top.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of spouts
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