Eruption

/ɪˈɹʌpʃən/ · noun

Meaning

A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano..

Definitions by Sense

1. A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
2. A sudden release of pressure or tension.
3. An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
4. An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.

Example Sentences

a volcanic eruption

There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.

Ultimately, Greenfield may remind us of no one so much as Boston's own, Sylvia Sidney — "herself" in the amusement business! From whom else does one expect so leveling a sequence of eruptions: "i mean yah gotta win a little money/ i mean we're all whores turning a trick"?

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• eruptions

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