to spew

Examples

• All

• His anger made him spew insults at everyone around him.

• After the rollercoaster ride, she couldn't help but spew her lunch onto the ground.

• "I shall spew from My mouth."

  The Devil's Playground (1977)

• And yes, I spewed my coffee when I heard about that.

  Blog text (32)

• "Your skald's mouth is spewing out nonsense.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I'm spewing, man.

  Fat Pizza (2003)

• He felt nauseous and had to spew his morning coffee out into the bushes.

Synonyms

S

to spit

vsto spew

296 1.0

To force liquid out of the mouth, often onto the ground

is a forceful expulsion without implying quickness or aggressive attitude

S

to spit out

vsto spew

90 2.3

To push food or drink out of your mouth

is restricted to bodily fluids like saliva, phlegm, or sputum

C

to cough up

vsto spew

36 4.6

To bring mucus or blood up from the lungs into the mouth

is a direct mouth expulsion not necessarily caused by chest or throat action

E

to expel

vsto spew

26 5.0

Push out a substance, for example gas from a body or container

is specifically about mouth fluids rather than general discharge from bodies

E

to eject

vsto spew

24 4.1

Push a liquid or other substance out of something

is limited to forceful mouth expulsion of bodily fluids, not general squirting

S

to spew out

vsto spew

19 5.9

To force out large amounts of something like smoke or words

is narrower, only about forcefully expelling mouth fluids, not broad outputs

S

to spit up

vsto spew

19 4.1

To push food, milk, or phlegm out of the mouth

is an outward mouth expulsion not tied to originating from lungs or throat

C

to cough out

vsto spew

3 4.1

To force mucus out of the lungs through the mouth

is not limited to chest or throat driven expulsion and focuses on mouth ejection

S

to spue

vsto spew

• NSFW

1 9.9

To force something out of the mouth, like saliva or vomit

is limited to expelling saliva, phlegm, or sputum from the mouth

P

to ptyalize

vsto spew

• Archaic

9.9

To spit out saliva or phlegm

is specifically a forceful expulsion rather than a neutral release

Antonyms

S

to swallow

357 1.0

To make food or drink move from the mouth into the stomach

R

to retain

19 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

Phrasal Verbs

S

to spew out

19 5.9

To force out large amounts of something like smoke or words

How Forceful

to upchuck

• NSFW

3 8.8

to spew

• Informal

5 6.5

to spit

296 1.0

to clear the throat

1 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology