spew
To eject forcibly and in a streamTo eject forcibly and in a stream.
» Black smoke spewed out of the third-story windows.
Чёрный дым вырывался из окон третьего этажа.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To eject forcibly and in a stream.
изрыга́тьizrygátʹ, изверга́тьizvergátʹ
(intransitive)To be forcibly ejected.
(transitive)To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.
(intransitive)To be written or spoken voluminously.
(informal, intransitive)To vomit.
erbrechen, kotzen
блева́тьblevátʹ
(intransitive)To ejaculate.
(intransitive)To develop a white powder or dark crystals on the surface of finished leather, as a result from improper tanning.
- eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Examples
15 sentencesBlack smoke spewed out of the third-story windows.
ruЧёрный дым вырывался из окон третьего этажа.
The volcano spewed smoke that smelled faintly of brimstone.
Tom keeps spewing out high-end terms, but I know it's all fluff.
And why should I listen to somebody who spews out nothing but nonsense?
Please stop spewing lies.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, froFrom Middle English spewen, from Old English spīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *spīwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”).
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Forms
spews, spewing, spewed, spewedSynonyms
24 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle