erupt
Example Sentences
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His paintings of erupting fountains, spurting fireworks and splashing bathers make you feel a cool summer breeze in the middle of a packed fair space.
When the latest committee still pronounced the sounds an utter mystery, the rowdy audience erupted.
From Literature
Collins quips, as the room erupts in real human laughter.
From Los Angeles Times
The economic situation has worsened in the weeks since the protests erupted.
From BBC
Last September's unrest erupted as youth protests against a brief social media ban, but was fuelled by far wider anger at economic stagnation and corruption.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
