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.
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Politicians spewing vile rhetoric rather than proposing remedies that unite more than divide.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
That’s a persuasive contrast in Rose’s favor, but the contrast working against him is between the words the gregarious Rose spews and the truth.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
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Verb
To top it all off, companies such as Razer find ways to squeeze RGB lights into unnecessary places so that devices spew out rainbows.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Politicians spewing vile rhetoric rather than proposing remedies that unite more than divide.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
With most airlines no longer providing the spew sacks as standard, this community of hobbyists are the people to turn to when times get rough.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
That’s a persuasive contrast in Rose’s favor, but the contrast working against him is between the words the gregarious Rose spews and the truth.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
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“Spew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spew. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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