Spew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spjˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/spjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /spjˈuː/.

Examples

The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
the volcano spews out molten rocks every day
The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disgorge spue vomit spew out purge sick ptyalize cast retch puke spit regurgitate honk chuck ptyalise eruct be sick upchuck vomit up barf cat throw up regorge

Antonyms

keep down

Parts of Speech

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”
verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth “After drinking too much, the students vomited”

Word Forms

spit	noun	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
spitter	noun	a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
spitting	noun	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
ptyalism	noun	excessive flow of saliva
eructation	noun	(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
vomit	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiter	noun	a person who vomits
vomiting	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
sick	noun	people who are sick
disgorgement	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch	noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
puke	noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
puking	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
spewer	noun	a person who vomits
regurgitation	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

speien

aus dem Mund ausstoßen oder ausstoßen (Speichel, Schleim oder Sputum).

🇫🇷French

vomir

expulser ou éjecter (salive, mucosités ou crachats) de la bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

arrojar

expulsar o expulsar (saliva, flema o esputo) de la boca

🇮🇹Italian

vomitare

espellere o espellere (saliva, catarro o espettorato) dalla bocca

🇳🇱Dutch

spuwen

uit de mond verdrijven of uitwerpen (speeksel, slijm of sputum).

🇵🇹Portuguese

vomitar

expelir ou ejetar (saliva ou catarro ou expectoração) da boca

🇷🇺Russian

извергать

вытеснять или выбрасывать (слюну, мокроту или мокроту) изо рта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वमन

मुँह से (लार या कफ या बलगम) निकालना या बाहर निकालना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পিউ

মুখ থেকে বের করা বা বের করা (লালা বা কফ বা থুতনি)

🇮🇳Tamil

உமிழ்

வாயிலிருந்து வெளியேற்றவும் அல்லது வெளியேற்றவும் (உமிழ்நீர் அல்லது சளி அல்லது சளி).

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉమ్మి

నోటి నుండి బహిష్కరించండి లేదా బయటకు తీయండి (లాలాజలం లేదా కఫం లేదా కఫం).

🇮🇳Marathi

उधळणे

तोंडातून बाहेर काढणे किंवा बाहेर काढणे (लाळ किंवा कफ किंवा थुंकी).

🇮🇳Gujarati

વગાડવું

મોંમાંથી બહાર કાઢો અથવા બહાર કાઢો (લાળ અથવા કફ અથવા ગળફામાં).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗುಳು

ಬಾಯಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ (ಲಾಲಾರಸ ಅಥವಾ ಕಫ ಅಥವಾ ಕಫ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുപ്പുക

വായിൽ നിന്ന് പുറന്തള്ളുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുറന്തള്ളുക (ഉമിനീർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഫം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഫം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਗਲਣਾ

ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੱਢੋ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢੋ (ਲਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਬਲਗਮ ਜਾਂ ਥੁੱਕ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سپو

منہ سے نکالنا یا نکالنا (لعاب یا بلغم یا تھوک)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喷出

从口中排出或喷出（唾液、痰或痰）

🇯🇵Japanese

吐き出す

口から（唾液、痰、痰）を排出または排出する

🇰🇷Korean

내뿜다

입에서 (타액, 가래 또는 가래)를 배출하거나 배출합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phun ra

tống ra hoặc đẩy (nước bọt, đờm hoặc đờm) ra khỏi miệng

🇹🇭Thai

พ่น

ขับหรือขับ (น้ำลาย เสมหะ หรือเสมหะ) ออกจากปาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuntahkan

mengeluarkan atau mengeluarkan (air liur atau dahak atau dahak) dari mulut

🇵🇭Filipino

tumalsik

ilabas o ilabas (laway o plema o plema) mula sa bibig

🇲🇾Malay

memuntahkan

mengeluarkan atau mengeluarkan (air liur atau kahak atau kahak) dari mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقيأ

طرد أو إخراج (اللعاب أو البلغم أو البلغم) من الفم

🇮🇷Persian

فوران کردن

دفع یا خارج کردن (بزاق یا خلط یا خلط) از دهان

🇹🇷Turkish

kusmak

ağızdan çıkarmak veya çıkarmak (tükürük veya balgam veya balgam)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקִיא

להוציא או להוציא (רוק או ליחה או כיח) מהפה

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The primary meaning of 'spew' is 'expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth'.

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