ERUPTING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

erupting

verb

present participle of erupt

as in ejecting

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash

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as in exploding

to develop suddenly and violently a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room

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Recent Examples of erupting That’s much better than analysts expected and would be the best since five years ago, when the economy was erupting out of the chasm created by the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Brian Osorio Zuluaga/Facebook The five men in the video slowly remove the baby then shout for a paramedic before erupting in a euphoric cheer. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Footage shared by the company showed massive flames and fireballs erupting from the facility. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Sometimes the mood turned bitter, with fights erupting over insignificant matters. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Surveillance footage obtained by The News shows the explosion erupting on the building’s second floor, sending glass and other debris rocketing across the street. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Since erupting Saturday, three fires in Spokane County have destroyed more than 700 structures, displaced tens of thousands of residents and threatened communities. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Female anger is erupting everywhere in the latest installment of Furious. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Yet, a cooler mantle takes longer to start erupting in earnest, which means the planet gets to hold onto its reservoir of gases until its star is older and more settled. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 21 July 2026

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In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of ejecting

Verb

Because the landing was so gentle, Ship 40 was able to slowly tip over and float in the ocean without exploding or sinking, as prior prototypes have done.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Meta calls the suit an unprecedented cash grab by prosecutors looking to burnish their populist credentials with a public eager to pin the blame for flagging test scores and exploding teen anguish on the wealthy tech titan.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploding

Verb

Adjust the heat to maintain the bubbly cooking action and/or to prevent the sauce from spitting.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
The team could use another forward as Luis Suarez is suspended for all six Leagues Cup games as the penalty for spitting on a Seattle Sounders official during last year’s tournament final.

— Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of spitting

Verb

But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Sound waves cause air inside the spherical or bell-shaped structures to oscillate, pulling in diffuse airflow and expelling it as a concentrated, high-velocity jet.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of expelling

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However, Ormund is sickened by the blood spurting in his eyes, and Roddy turns the tables, using his remaining hand to stick a knife well into Ormund's backside.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Definition of spurting

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In March and April 2025, the researchers pointed IXPE at 1E 1547-5408, a magnetar that spins once every two seconds and is unusual among its kind for steadily emitting radio waves.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
There is also a record that staff there was improperly emitting particles through their smokestack.

— Dave Savini, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of emitting

Verb

Across a massive network of underwater mountain chains known as mid-ocean ridges, tectonic plates slowly pull apart, belching molten rock at the spreading seams.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
We’re paralyzed by whether a carbon-belching fossil fuel company’s right to pollute should outweigh the rest of the country’s right to clean air and a stable climate.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of belching

Verb

When a customer complained that an engine was spewing blue smoke, our AI tool generated the entire repair ticket in minutes.

— Shriram Rajagopal, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Where your government is shuttering important health agencies while spewing junk science about autism and Tylenol?

— S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

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