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spew

[ spyoo ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.


verb (used with object)

  1. to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
  2. to cast forth, gush, or eject, as in disgust or anger:

    The angry sergeant spewed his charges at us.

noun

  1. something that is spewed; vomit.

spew

/ ː /

verb

  1. to eject (the contents of the stomach) involuntarily through the mouth; vomit
  2. to spit (spittle, phlegm, etc) out of the mouth
  3. usually foll by out to send or be sent out in a stream

    flames spewed out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something ejected from the mouth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • İ noun
  • ܲ·ɱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spew1

First recorded before 900; Middle English spewen “to vomit, cast forth foul language,” Old English īɲ “to vomit”; cognate with German speien, Old Norse ̄Ჹ, Gothic speiwan, Latin spuere
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spew1

Old English īɲ; related to Old Norse ӯᲹ, Gothic speiwan, Old High German īɲ, Latin spuere, Lithuanian spiauti
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Not to mention the small universe of radio talk show hosts, podcasters and social media personalities who relentlessly cheer Trump on and spew vitriol at liberal opponents.

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“I think he had a better sense of what we’re spewing at him, and how to decipher it.”

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The city’s growth has far outpaced the existing sewage treatment plants, and inadequate and broken facilities spew waste into the river, polluting the water and air in Imperial Beach and other communities near the border.

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On Monday, he repeated the fatuous nonsense he's spewed for ages:

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That pipeline failure, which occurred under different ownership, spewed an estimated 140,000 gallons of crude oil, harmed hundreds of miles of coastline and cost millions to clean up.

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