English dictionary
erupt
verbPronunciation
ɪˈɹʌpt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
verb
- erupt or intensify suddenly
verb
- become raw or open
verb
- start abruptly
verb
- appear on the skin
verb
- break out
verb
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
verb
- start to burn or burst into flames
Example sentences
Vesuvius erupts once in a while
Unrest erupted in the country
Tempers flared at the meeting
The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
He broke out in hives
My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries
Such boils tend to recrudesce
After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
break into tears
erupt in anger
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
The oily rags combusted spontaneously