erupt
verb (used without object)
to burst forth.
erupts
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present tense formof erupt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As she comes up the stairs, the crowd erupts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Trump's post featured a 10-second video showing an overhead view of a building surrounded by greenery before an explosion erupts, sending up a cloud of smoke.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
And as for the showstopping pelican, the frog erupts out of its beak right on cue, a moment that indeed inspires a round of laughter and childlike awe.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
As Jalla thunders towards its climax, it erupts amid what is presumably Cyprus's entire stock of pyrotechnics.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
And the room erupts with hazmat screaming and yelling.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
