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The biggest insult is that I've been called an exaggerator... I tell the truth as I know it. I don't glamorize the nightmare and horror that I witness; I just digest it and spew it back, with venom.
Lydia Lunch

Meaning of "spew" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPEW

Old English spīwan; related to Old Norse spӯja, Gothic speiwan, Old High German spīwan, Latin spuere, Lithuanian spiauti.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEW

spew  [spjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spew is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spew in English.

WHAT DOES SPEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spew in the English dictionary

The first definition of spew in the dictionary is to eject involuntarily through the mouth; vomit. Other definition of spew is to spit out of the mouth. Spew is also to send or be sent out in a stream.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPEW

PRESENT

Present
I spew
you spew
he/she/it spews
we spew
you spew
they spew
Present continuous
I am spewing
you are spewing
he/she/it is spewing
we are spewing
you are spewing
they are spewing
Present perfect
I have spewed
you have spewed
he/she/it has spewed
we have spewed
you have spewed
they have spewed
Present perfect continuous
I have been spewing
you have been spewing
he/she/it has been spewing
we have been spewing
you have been spewing
they have been spewing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I spewed
you spewed
he/she/it spewed
we spewed
you spewed
they spewed
Past continuous
I was spewing
you were spewing
he/she/it was spewing
we were spewing
you were spewing
they were spewing
Past perfect
I had spewed
you had spewed
he/she/it had spewed
we had spewed
you had spewed
they had spewed
Past perfect continuous
I had been spewing
you had been spewing
he/she/it had been spewing
we had been spewing
you had been spewing
they had been spewing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spew
you will spew
he/she/it will spew
we will spew
you will spew
they will spew
Future continuous
I will be spewing
you will be spewing
he/she/it will be spewing
we will be spewing
you will be spewing
they will be spewing
Future perfect
I will have spewed
you will have spewed
he/she/it will have spewed
we will have spewed
you will have spewed
they will have spewed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spewing
you will have been spewing
he/she/it will have been spewing
we will have been spewing
you will have been spewing
they will have been spewing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would spew
you would spew
he/she/it would spew
we would spew
you would spew
they would spew
Conditional continuous
I would be spewing
you would be spewing
he/she/it would be spewing
we would be spewing
you would be spewing
they would be spewing
Conditional perfect
I would have spew
you would have spew
he/she/it would have spew
we would have spew
you would have spew
they would have spew
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spewing
you would have been spewing
he/she/it would have been spewing
we would have been spewing
you would have been spewing
they would have been spewing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spew
we let´s spew
you spew
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spew
Past participle
spewed
Present Participle
spewing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEW


avenue
ˈævɪˌnjuː
continue
kənˈtɪnjuː
debut
ˈdeɪbjuː
due
djuː
few
fjuː
hue
hjuː
Hugh
hjuː
interview
ˈɪntəˌvjuː
knew
njuː
lieu
ljuː
Matthew
ˈmæθjuː
menu
ˈmɛnjuː
meu
mjuː
mu
mjuː
new
njuː
nu
njuː
overview
ˈəʊvəˌvjuː
pew
pjuː
spue
spjuː
you
juː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEW

spermiogenetic
spermogone
spermogonia
spermogonium
spermophile
spermophyte
spermophytic
spermous
sperre
Sperrin Mountains
sperrylite
sperse
spessartine
spessartite
spetch
Spetsnaz
speug
spewer
spewiness
spewy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEW

a good few
Andrew
brand-new
chew and spew
chew-´n´-spew
crew
drew
grew
have a few
Hebrew
not a few
point of view
renew
review
screw
sew
the few
the new
threw
view

Synonyms and antonyms of spew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPEW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spew» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spew

Translation of «spew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEW

Find out the translation of spew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喷出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arrojar
570 millions of speakers

English

spew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वमन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقيأ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

извергать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vomitar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cracher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memuntahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausspucken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

噴出する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뿐출하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự mưa ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिंपडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kusmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vomitare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spew
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вивергати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vomita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποβάλλουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spuug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spew

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEW»

The term «spew» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spew» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spew» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spew

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8 QUOTES WITH «SPEW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spew.
1
Kevin Barry
Very first thing in the morning, I spew some rough genius directly on to the laptop. Then I have coffee and rewrite for three hours.
2
Heather Dubrow
To hide behind a computer and an anonymous persona to spew hate at another person is despicable.
3
Richard Elman
If you're famous and supposedly wise, it's always a good idea to have a tape recorder in the room. Never can tell when you might spew out a line or two worth printing somewhere.
4
Neil Kurshan
Allowing children to spew forth whatever is on their minds in the name of openness only creates an illusion of family closeness.
5
Jerry Lee Lewis
Either be hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, the Lord will spew you forth from His mouth.
6
Lydia Lunch
The biggest insult is that I've been called an exaggerator... I tell the truth as I know it. I don't glamorize the nightmare and horror that I witness; I just digest it and spew it back, with venom.
7
Eric S. Raymond
Does Facebook behave like a tool in my hand, or a firehose designed to spew at me in accordance with other peoples' agendas? Concretely: can I write my own client to present a filtered view of the Facebook stream, or have other people do that for me?
8
Robin Williams
For me, comedy starts as a spew, a kind of explosion, and then you sculpt it from there, if at all. It comes out of a deeper, darker side. Maybe it comes from anger, because I'm outraged by cruel absurdities, the hypocrisy that exists everywhere, even within yourself, where it's hardest to see.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEW»

Discover the use of spew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rumble & Spew: Gross Stuff in Your Stomach and Intestines
Presents disgusting facts about the human digestive system and its functions.
Sandra Donovan, 2009
2
Modeling of Adhesively Bonded Joints
Various authors have shown that the inclusion of a spew fillet at the ends of the overlap reduces the stress concentrations in the adhesive and the substrate ( Adams and Peppiatt, 1974; Crocombe and Adams, 1981; Adams et al., 1986; Adams ...
Lucas F. M. da Silva, 2008
3
Rubber Basics
This excess is forced out at the mould register during vulcanisation and is known as 'spew'. It is usually accommodated in the spew groove. The term spew is also applied to the rubber extruded through release holes drilled at the edges of ...
R.B. Simpson, 2002
4
Polymers and Polymer Composites in Construction
Spew fillets It is generally assumed that the adhesive layer within double and single lap joints ends in a square edge. If the adhesive layer has a square edge as shown in Fig. 6.6 it would be expected that high tensile and compressive stresses ...
Leonard Hollaway, 1990
5
Charlie Mace and the Big Stink
HURRY UP!” Spew ordered. The moment Buttock was out of sight the noise stopped and the green light turned to red. “Come innumber one”said the radio.“ Can you hear me, number one?” The strange voice terrified Spew, so hehidin the  ...
Wendy Jackson, 2012
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University of Michigan Executive System for the IBM 7090 ...
ACDON ENOM THE CALL ON 'ADOON' CAUSES 'SPEW TO BE REDEFINED, AND, VIA THE CALL ON 'ADOCN1', 'ADODN' IS ALSO REDEFINED. THE STRING FORMATION HAS BEGUN WITH THE FIRST SUBSTRING BEING THE WORD ...
University of Michigan Computing Center, 1964
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Composites Engineering Handbook
Adhesive Spew As mentioned previously, in practical joints a fillet or spew of adhesive forms from adhesive squeezed out during the bonding process. Unless removed by machining, the spew forms part of the geometry of the joint and reduces ...
P.K. Mallick, 1997
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University of Michigan Executive System for the IBM 7090 ...
ADDON ENDM THE CALL ON 'ADDON' CAUSES 'SPEW TO BE REDEFINED, AND, VIA THE CALL ON 'ADDON1', 'ADDON' IS ALSO REDEFINED. THE STRING FORMATION HAS BEGUN WITH THE FIRST SUBSTRING BEING THE WORD ...
University of Michigan Computing Center, 1965
9
Plays For The Poor Theatre: The Saliva Milkshake; Christie ...
The Saliva Milkshake; Christie in Love; Heads; Skinny Spew; Gum and Goo Howard Brenton. The Education of Skinny Spew was first presented by the University of Bradford Drama Group in June 1969 with the following cast: SKINNY SPEW ...
Howard Brenton, 2014
10
The Lean Machine: How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-Line Growth ...
Normally, the oobeya process begins with a team ''spew-out,'' but since the team had been together so long it was debated whether it was necessary. Takashi was concerned that there may have been hidden issues or concerns and insisted ...
Dantar P. OOSTERWAL, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spew is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hillary Warns Audience: I'm About to Spew a Lot of 'Hot Air'
Hillary Warns Audience: I'm About to Spew a Lot of 'Hot Air' ... her audience at a townhall today in New Hampshire that she was about to spew a lot of hot air. «The Weekly Standard, Jul 15»
2
Dumb MongoDB admins spew 600 TERABYTES of unauthenticated …
Shodan hacker John Matherly says system administrators have exposed some 595.2 terabytes of data by using poorly-configured or un-patched versions of the ... «The Register, Jul 15»
3
Indonesian volcano continues to spew rocks as thousands of …
More than 10,000 villagers have fled a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia this month as it continues to send hot ash and thick plumes of black smoke into ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Marilyn Mosby's Office Says Baltimore Cops' Lawyers 'Spew
In the latest salvo in the Freddie Gray case, the office of Baltimore city state's attorney Marilyn Mosby is accusing the attorneys for six officers charged in the ... «Daily Caller, Jun 15»
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Will not work with those who spew hatred against Army: Chaudhary …
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Chaudhary Shujaat and Pervaiz Elahi expressed their reservations against criticism of Pakistan Army on Wednesday. They said that ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jun 15»
6
Spiders and centipedes spew some of the same venom
Certain spiders and centipedes—despite being separated by more than 500 million years—have independently evolved the same type of venom from an ... «Science /AAAS, Jun 15»
7
Aircraft Spew 3% of Greenhouse Gases, EPA Says in Emissions Plan
Aircraft account for 3 percent of all U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions and warrant regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency said as it expanded a fight ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
8
How Safe Are You From People Who Spew Hatred?
Imagine how you will feel when you turn the Angel of Death who just spewed hate on you into someone who goes out into the world and makes someone's day. «Huffington Post, May 15»
9
White supremacists stole my identity to spew hatred on the Times of …
One day I awoke to a barrage of posts from strangers accusing me of racism for an article I didn't write. Then I learned how to use social media to my advantage. «The Guardian, May 15»
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Chile's Calbuco volcano continues to spew ash and fire
Chile's Calbuco volcano kept villagers on edge Saturday as it spewed fire and ash after two powerful eruptions blanketed the region in suffocating volcanic ... «Raw Story, Apr 15»

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