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- [spyoo]
- /spyu/
- /spjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spyoo]
- /spyu/
Definitions of spue word
- verb without object spue to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit. 1
- verb with object spue to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit. 1
- verb with object spue to cast forth, gush, or eject, as in disgust or anger: The angry sergeant spewed his charges at us. 1
- noun spue something that is spewed; vomit. 1
- abbreviation SPUE spew 0
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Origin of spue
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English spewen to vomit, cast forth foul language, Old English spīwan to vomit; cognate with German speien, Old Norse spȳja, Gothic speiwan, Latin spuere
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Parts of speech for Spue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spue popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.