spew
verb (used without object)
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
was spewing
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past progressiveof spew.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Verstappen kept on the Spaniard’s tail, but just two laps later was spewing smoke from the back of his car, with fire following, forcing his retirement from the race.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
Footage from that eruption shows the volcano was spewing lava fountains that were up to 100 feet tall surrounded by thick plumes of smoke.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023
"I realized much of this rhetoric was stemming from the lies and the hate he was spewing to his audience."
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2022
A nearby hydrogen sulfide vent was spewing toxic gas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
He was standing by a computer printer that was spewing out graphs and charts, the results of another DNA comparison.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
