spewed

Violently poured out

Spewed is the past tense of spew, meaning to eject forcefully from an opening.

Volcanoes spew lava, factories spew smoke, and someone who is sick may spew vomit.

The word often suggests uncontrolled or excessive output: He spewed insults at anyone who disagreed.

The broken pipe spewed water across the basement floor.

emitted

discharged

Officially let go

vented · gushed · belched · spat · sprayed · streamed · poured · disgorged · spurted · spouted

verbal

insults

Disparaging remarks

abuse · hatred · venom · curses · bile · invective · slurs · expletives · rhetoric · propaganda

vomit

nausea

Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort

  • retchingHeaving without expelling
  • gaggingReflex throat constriction
  • pukeForceful stomach emptying

barf · upchuck · regurgitate · heave · sick · chunder · bile · queasy · hurl · retch

eruption

lava

Erupted liquid stone

  • volcanoEarth's fiery vent
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains
  • geyserErupting thermal vent

molten · magma · crater · vent · plume · pyroclastic · sulfur · fumarole · steam · smoke

industrial

exhaust

Use up entirely

  • fumesAirborne chemical irritants
  • smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
  • emissionsSubstances released into air

pollutants · effluent · waste · toxins · soot · chemicals · smog · runoff · sewage · discharge

Opposites
manner of flow/emission

speweddribbled

Flowed in drops

trickled · dripped · oozed · seeped · leaked

intake vs output

spewedabsorbed

Took in fully

ingested · swallowed · inhaled · sucked in · consumed

retention vs release

spewedretained

Continued to hold

kept down · suppressed · withheld · held · contained

Phrases
Family

spew, spews, spewing, spewer, spewers

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