(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
Used in a Sentence
erupted
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for erupted.
Editorial note
The island has about 130 volcanic mountains, of which 18 have erupted since the settlement of Iceland.
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Quick take
(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of erupted gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
(intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for erupted.
verb
(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
verb
(intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
verb
(intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
Example sentences
The island has about 130 volcanic mountains, of which 18 have erupted since the settlement of Iceland.
Over the past 500 years, Iceland's volcanoes have erupted a third of the total global lava output.
I was following quite closely when Marco Arment's article was published and the storm erupted around it.
The erupted material is ~5x greater than the current hot rock in the Yellowstone chamber, so ~50x more than the current amount of melt.
One of the towns in question is Ferguson where riots erupted after a white police officer shot a young black man dead last summer.
Random side note: The 'care bear' term erupted on the CoB board.
I'm from Orlando, where the original hullabaloo over this sort of thing erupted a while back.
Context: The T20 incident happened during a three year long galaxy-spanning conflict that erupted which pitted numerous smaller players against a dominant feudal-like political entity.
I really hope the room erupted into applause at that moment - just perfect.
As mentioned in the article, when Mount Pinatubo erupted, it shot enough stuff in to the atmosphere to cool the earth by nearly a degree Fahrenheit.
The jury was further distracted when a quarrel between two jurors erupted this past week when a female juror accused a male juror of poisoning her lunch.
When he got knocked down as he threw that winning touchdown, the crowed erupted, and face down, he slammed his hands on the ground out of joy.
Quote examples
As I shut the door behind me, the committee erupted into laughter" - of course they did.
"The Calbuco Volcano in Chile has erupted, spewing millions of dust and volcanic ash particles into the atmosphere and lower stratosphere." Slight understatement, maybe?
But as we've seen from the automation of manufacturing jobs in the US, a huge number of people haven't retrained, nor have magical jobs "we couldn't even imagine" erupted en masse to absorb a chronically un- or under-employed work force.
If you want to learn about modern "Game"/PUA-land (which is a pre-monogamous culture-- and, thankfully, a non-reproductive one-- that has erupted in 21st-century North America) there's a lot of research on that, but it's depressing and probably not worth your time unless you're a sociopath.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use erupted in a sentence?
The island has about 130 volcanic mountains, of which 18 have erupted since the settlement of Iceland.
What does erupted mean?
(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
What part of speech is erupted?
erupted is commonly used as verb.