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to geyser

to geyser

7.5
To burst out suddenly and forcefully like a fountain
  • verb
  • /ˈɡaɪzər/
translation icon : salir a borbotones
  • The fountain in the park geysers beautifully, erupting high into the sky.

Examples

  • 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.

  • As the ground shook, a stream of hot water geysered from the geothermal vents.

Synonyms

to erupt
vsto geyser
56 4.0

To suddenly throw out lava, ash, or rocks from a volcano

is a sudden overflowing surge of hot water rather than geological explosion
to gush
vsto geyser
26 3.2

To flow out suddenly and forcefully, like blood from a wound

focuses more on explosive overflow image rather than sustained large flow
to spout
vsto geyser
9 3.7

To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream

is broader as a full overflow of water rather than a narrow stream
to spurt
vsto geyser
7 3.1

To come out suddenly in a strong stream

is about a wide overflow or surge rather than a brief rush
to burst forth
vsto geyser
5 5.4

Suddenly start to happen with a lot of energy

is specifically an overflowing, violent outflow of liquid rather than mere emergence
to jet
vsto geyser
3 3.0

To come out in a narrow strong stream of liquid or gas

describes overflowing and spilling widely rather than a narrow flow
to spirt
vsto geyser
  • Archaic
9.0

To send out a sudden thin stream of liquid

is a fuller overflowing action, not only a thin shooting line

Antonyms

44 1.4

The act of letting liquid flow out

19 2.7

To lose all water or moisture so it has none left

How Forceful

to erupt
123 4.2
to geyser
7.5
to gush
26 3.2
spurt
14 3.2
to drip
171 1.0
to seep
82 2.7

Surface Forms

geyser infinitive
geysered past
geysered past participle
geysers present participle
geysers third person singular

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.