Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spyoo]
- /spyu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spyoo]
- /spyu/
Definitions of spuing word
- verb without object spuing to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit. 1
- verb with object spuing to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit. 1
- verb with object spuing to cast forth, gush, or eject, as in disgust or anger: The angry sergeant spewed his charges at us. 1
- noun spuing something that is spewed; vomit. 1
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Origin of spuing
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 Spuing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spuing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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