expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
Used in a Sentence
spew
How to use spew in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for spew.
Editorial note
You created an account just to spew that, good work.
Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of spew gathered in one view.
eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for spew.
verb
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
verb
eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
See also: eruct
verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
See also: vomit, purge, cast, sick, cat, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf
Example sentences
You created an account just to spew that, good work.
Take a deep breath before you spew out some diatribe on your blog.
This is not an honest appraisal but just a good line to spew forth at cocktail parties.
Out of 10000 there will be a number of unstable, vile, and malicious ones to spew hate.
There is also a very vocal group of RED haters who spew bs for no apparent reason.
It's amazing what these parasites and their myrmidons like Lacy spew out.
This article manages to spew a bunch of nonsense about incubators while ignoring that fact.
Tag the thing you don't like with the negative label, then rationalize, and spew misinformation.
By the professionals Krugman does not refer to political analysts/hacks that spew opinion.
They've essentially given up on reporting or investigating anything original and simply spew back "opinions", "tweets" or PR releases.
Ultimately, nothing--I was just spewing my anger at religion, in the same way that stereotypical fundamentalists spew their anger at infidels.
Bodily fluids transmit the disease, and Ebola's particular ability to make people spew lots of virus all over the place from every available orifice seems to be the primary way to spread.
Fusion != Fission, and in this case there isn't even any radioactive material in the equationFusion reactors spew neutrons which can create a variety of radioactive isotopes.
After all, if their boss was willing to lie to Congress on the record, who knows what lies he and the rest of the organization was willing to spew to them?Once the revelations broke, they alone have responsibility for their actions.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use spew in a sentence?
You created an account just to spew that, good work.
What does spew mean?
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
What part of speech is spew?
spew is commonly used as verb.