erupting
Spewing molten rock
Erupting describes something in the act of bursting forth violently.
A volcano erupts when it expels lava, ash, and gas.
Skin erupts with a rash.
A crowd erupts in cheers or anger.
Violence erupts when it breaks out suddenly.
The volcano was erupting when we arrived.
Protests were erupting across the country.
Erupted liquid stone
- magmaMolten rock underground
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
pyroclastic · plume · vent · fumarole · pumice · basalt · sulfur · tremor
Intense hostile emotion
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- outburstSudden emotional release
meltdown · blowup · flare-up · temper · wrath · tirade · exploding · losing it
Breaking from internal pressure
- explodingBursting outward violently
- surgingRising with sudden force
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
- spewingEjecting matter forcefully
violent · forceful · uncontrollable · spontaneous · unexpected · abrupt · unleashing · breaking out
lava
Erupted liquid stone
caldera · pyroclastic · plume · vent · fumarole · pumice · basalt · sulfur · tremor · seismic
anger
Intense hostile emotion
outburst · meltdown · blowup · flare-up · temper · wrath · tirade · exploding · losing it · boiling over
bursting
Breaking from internal pressure
spewing · violent · forceful · uncontrollable · spontaneous · unexpected · abrupt · unleashing · breaking out · overwhelming
violence
Harmful physical force
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- riotingViolent public disturbance
unrest · upheaval · turmoil · clashes · protests · revolts · uprisings · war · hostilities · tensions
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
blisters · pimples · welts · sores · breakout · inflammation · irritation · skin · pustules · dermatitis
- volcanic activityactive, lava, dormant, magma, extinct
- extreme reactionsfreakout, meltdown, hysteria, panic, outrage
- emergenceemergence, appearing, surfacing, self-organization, arising
- outburstsoutburst, burst, tantrum, meltdown, explosion
- meltdownsnuclear meltdown, reactor meltdown, meltdown, freak out, losing it
eruptingdormant
Inactive but capable
inactive · extinct · quiescent · subsiding · nonerupting
eruptingsubsiding
Decreasing in intensity
calming · abating · dying down · receding · contained
eruptingcalm
Free from agitation
composed · suppressing · containing · restraining · placid
- volcanic eruptionExplosive geological discharge
- volcano eruptionMagma expelled from peak
- Plinian eruptionExplosive volcanic event with sustained column
- skin eruptionsAbnormal surface lesions
- tooth eruptionTeeth emerging through gums
- solar eruptionExplosive sun event