erupt
About 0.84 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
- verb To burst forth; to break out.
The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
- verb To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
The crowd erupted in anger.
- verb (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
Similar words
take fire ignite catch fire flare up flare break burst belch burst out break out
Often followed by
in into from at and with again on as
Word family
erupted eruptible erupting eruptive eruptively erupts
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