"spew" meaning in English

See spew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /spjuː/ Audio: en-us-spew.ogg [US] Forms: spewed [past, participle], spew [canonical], spews [third-person, singular], spewed [past], spewn [past, participle], spewing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|spew|spews|spewed|spewn|spewing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you spew something, you eject it forcefully and in a stream.
    Sense id: simple-spew-en-verb-tWfHpz5H
  2. If you spew, you speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.
    Sense id: simple-spew-en-verb-h3dxUgR6
  3. If you spew, you vomit.
    Sense id: simple-spew-en-verb-glW9H9nv Categories (other): Colloquial
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          "text": "Please stop spewing saliva."
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          "text": "She ignored John as he was spewing nonsense."
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