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spue

spue
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spyoo]
    • /spyu/
    • /spjuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

spue usage trend in Literature

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