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spewing |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spew \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr.& vb n. {Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen AS sp[=i]wan;n to D. spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[=i]wan, G. speien Icel. sp?ja to spew, Sw spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan th spjauti L. spuere to split, Gr ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[=i]v. Cf {Pyke}, {Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.] 1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit. 2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject. Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. --Rev. ii 16.
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