spew

1. 1.

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

   “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”

   Synonymsspitptyalizeptyalisespue

   Broaderexpectorate
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymsspew outeruct

   Broaderexhaust
3. 3.

   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”

   Synonymsvomitvomit uppurgecastsickcatbe sickdisgorgeregorgeretchpukebarfspuechuck

   Broaderexcrete

Other forms of spew

past tense

spewed·

present participle

spewing·

third person

spews·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spew

What does spew mean?

spew means "expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spew?

spew has 1 syllable: spew. In IPA it is /ˈspju/.

What is another word for spew?

Close synonyms include spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spue, spew out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spew a common word?

spew is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.