spew
/spjuː/
US pronunciation
American sound/spjuː/
spew
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- One strong syllable
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- Long vowel
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US voice -> spew
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- ‘Some filmed the water cannon spewing water and thick black smoke into the detainees' cage.’
- ‘Most important thing is to make sure the gas and oil mix (two cycle oil) is right so you won't burn out the engine or be spewing a lot of smoke.’
- ‘In the capital Manila, activists have asked the city's three-million cellphone users to report the licence numbers of cars spewing black smoke.’
- ‘Jessica stopped after only about fifty yards when the engine began to spew dark smoke.’
- ‘Cities had held towers rising to the heavens, but now dark chimneys, tall as trees, spewed their smoke over the sky.’
- ‘An ugly-looking industrial plant was coming up with gigantic chimneys spewing black smoke into the sky.’
- ‘One fighter spewed a thick cloud of smoke and was the first to attempt a landing as the others made their approach in a two-by-two pattern.’
- ‘Mercury is spewed into the air from coal-burning plants and facilities that incinerate medical waste.’
- ‘Two pulp mills spew chemicals into the river that is the only source of the city's water.’
- ‘It constantly spews toxic chemicals into the air here, and the residents I work with suffer from headaches, nosebleeds and respiratory problems.’
- ‘Near the bigger cities, concrete tower blocks were common and huge chimneys spewed clouds of smoke.’
- ‘She chomped on the cigar, and seething, she inhaled sharply and spewed a jet-stream of carcinogenic smoke into the acrid atmosphere between them.’
- ‘Greed is one of the primary factors that induces corporations to, say, spew chemicals into our air and water.’
- ‘Visa officials should have the immediate power to deny entry to all those who spew hatred of America or who belong to organizations that express enmity to the United States.’
- ‘The creature roared in agony, thrashing about and spewing gouts of blood, until it lay quivering in a pool of its own gore.’
- ‘Looking overhead, he watched as two more massive explosions spewed black smoke and metallic debris onto rooftops and houses below.’
- ‘By now, the helicopter had begun to spew smoke, not able to withstand as a shield for much longer.’
- ‘The source of the trouble lies to the north, where it spews its venom throughout the Great Kingdom, breeding dissension as rotten meat breeds maggots.’
- ‘How long has it been since you've hollered for that rickety three wheel convertible drive that spewed no smoke and burnt no holes in the pocket?’
- ‘Phone books carry instructions on what to do if an attack or accident spews chemicals or radioactivity into the air.’
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