to geyser
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7.5
- verb
- /ˈɡaɪzər/
- The fountain in the park geysers beautifully, erupting high into the sky.
Examples
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Her blood geysered against the underside of the canvas, splattering the rest of us like hot rain.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then, suddenly, I am overwhelmed by an inconsolable heartbreak, as if that underground source of my own grief had split rock and geysered a thousand feet into the air.
Fiction book (1994) -
Puddles geysered beneath the sports car's wheels.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then he climbed into the Caddy and drove it away hard, plumes of blue smoke geysering from the tires.
Fiction book (1991) -
When the pipe burst, water geysered into the air, drenching everyone nearby.
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As the ground shook, a stream of hot water geysered from the geothermal vents.
Synonyms
57
4.0
To suddenly throw out lava, ash, or rocks from a volcano
27
3.2
To flow out suddenly and forcefully, like blood from a wound
7
5.4
Suddenly start to happen with a lot of energy
7
3.1
To come out suddenly in a strong stream
4
3.7
To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream
3
3.0
To come out in a narrow strong stream of liquid or gas
1
9.0
To send out a sudden thin stream of liquid
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
To geyser (as a verb) comes from the same Icelandic name Geysir and the verb geysa 'to gush'. So to geyser is to burst out or overflow suddenly, just like the spring that 'gushes' water into the air.