eructing

verb

present participle of eruct
as in ejecting
to violently throw out or off (something from within) he suddenly snapped and began eructing his repressed anger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eructing
  1. ejecting
  2. erupting
  3. spitting
  4. expelling
  5. emitting
  6. pouring
  7. belching
  8. spewing
Verb
  • 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
  • Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Triton’s nitrogen geyser system Voyager 2 observed at least four dark plumes erupting from Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, during its 1989 flyby.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated).
    — Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Napier’s fate was effectively sealed in 2025 when defensive tackle Brendan Bett was penalized and ejected for spitting on a USF player, igniting the Bulls’ game-winning drive.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 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
Verb
  • The new model can go up to 48 hours without emitting a single emission at anchor.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The resulting material reflects nearly 88% of incident sunlight while emitting just over 96% of its light in the mid-infrared range.
    — Mike McRae August 24, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of emitting
Verb
  • Retail investors were meanwhile pouring money into oil funds on the assumption that prices would rebound, adding to strains in the futures market.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Experts say the realities of construction –– blasting through rock with dynamite, pouring concrete into natural landforms and storing water in reservoirs –– could have unintended effects.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pouring
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
  • The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Mount Sinabung on Indonesia erupted Monday, spewing a column of black ash and smoke 3,500 meters (11,482 feet) from the top of the mountain into the sky over Sumatra island.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That heart-wrenching news was swiftly entangled in the anti-vaccine misinformation Kennedy was spewing online.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of spewing
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“Eructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eructing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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