Definitions
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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01“Spew lava”5 letters
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