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Word entry · 5 letters

erupt

Best crossword clue

"Spew lava"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈɹʌpt/Part of speech verbSorted eprtuStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. become active and spew forth lava and rocks

Word origin

From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).

Used in a sentence

  • The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
  • The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
  • The crowd erupted in anger.

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