spewed; spewing; spews
1
: vomit
2
: to send or cast forth with vigor or violence or in great quantity
a volcano spewing out ash
—often used with out
spewer
noun
Examples of spew in a Sentence
Verb
Exhaust spewed out of the car.
Smoke and ashes spewed from the volcano.
The volcano spewed hot ash.
The faucet started spewing dirty water.
The dog spewed vomit on the rug.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Last week, a man stabbed a Japanese mother and child in the city of Suzhou, and many social media users spewed xenophobia in reaction to the incident.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
The punches land, the blood spews, and though it’s played for laughs, the characters’ pain never feels like an act.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Last week, a man stabbed a Japanese mother and child in the city of Suzhou, and many social media users spewed xenophobia in reaction to the incident.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Noun
As one notable example, some shrimp vomit light-making chemicals, creating a luminescent spew to fend off predators.
—Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
The punches land, the blood spews, and though it’s played for laughs, the characters’ pain never feels like an act.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Spew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spew. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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spew
1 of 2 verb
: to send or come out in a flood or gush
spew
2 of 2 noun
: matter that is spewed out
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