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Meanings of spew (spewing) in English

Portuguese
regurgitar
Catalan
perbocar
Spanish
devolver

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

    regurgitar
    Portuguese
    cuspir
    Catalan
    esputar
    Spanish
    escupir

    Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.

          Related terms
          cuspir
          Portuguese
          vomitar
          Spanish
          arrojar

          Eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical.

                vomitar
                Usage of spewing in English
                1
                When he started spewing out those words, I was ready to go.
                Oh lord, help me keep my panties on
                2
                You don't really believe that bull the broad was spewing, do you?
                The Postman
                3
                How far did the bitumen and gravel travel on fossil fuel-spewing trucks?
                Wired
                4
                Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano has continued erupting, spewing lava for a second day.
                BBC
                5
                That counted everything that was spewing from the well, not just oil.
                Reuters
                6
                They tossed these gas-spewing cylinders into the room, and everyone went unconscious.
                Insurgent
                7
                Lennox sprang to his feet, spewing a long stream of vicious curses.
                The irish devil
                8
                Then she finds out it's Married At First Sight and she's spewing.
                News.com.au
                9
                Sometimes Ailes is a conservative warrior, an ideological stalwart spewing nationalistic jingoism.
                News.com.au
                10
                In many cases, he saw mothers spewing up blood for their offspring.
                BBC
                11
                You can almost see wood splinters and nails spewing from their mouths.
                Reuters
                12
                And he seemed to be spewing all that venom in Dixie's direction.
                Keeping christmas
                13
                It's alternatively meditative and circular, spewing out looping beats and hazy Rhodes.
                The Irish Times
                14
                A flood of thick yellow liquid streamed out, spewing across the floor.
                The Wolf’s Hour
                15
                Typhon howled, a torrent of crimson blood spewing from his left breast.
                Spellwright
                16
                Volcanoes roared to life, spewing ash while lightning shrieked at their crowns.
                The Wyrmling Horde
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                Translations for spewing
                Spewing through the time
                Spewing across language varieties
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Less common