spew
verb/spjuː/
/spjuː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spew | /spjuː/ /spjuː/ |
| he / she / it spews | /spjuːz/ /spjuːz/ |
| past simple spewed | /spjuːd/ /spjuːd/ |
| past participle spewed | /spjuːd/ /spjuːd/ |
| -ing form spewing | /ˈspjuːɪŋ/ /ˈspjuːɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to flow out quickly, or to make something flow out quickly, in large amounts
- + adv./prep. Flames spewed from the aircraft's engine.
- spew something + adv./prep. Massive chimneys were spewing out smoke.
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- [intransitive, transitive] (British English, informal) to vomit (= bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth)
- spew (up) He spewed up on the pavement.
- He makes me want to spew.
- spew something (up) She spewed up the entire meal.
Word OriginOld English spīwan, spēowan, of Germanic origin; related to German speien.
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