how to pronounce spew

/ˈspju/

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spew is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of spew in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… moment as active volcanoes spew lava …”

meanings of spew

noun:

Adhesive that is squeezed from a joint under pressure and held across the joint by a fillet, thereby strengthening the joint.
Material that has been ejected in a stream, or the act of spewing.
A white powder or dark crystals that appear on the surface of improperly tanned leather.
Ejaculate or ejaculation.
Nonsense or lies.
Vomit.

verb:

To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.
To eject forcibly and in a stream.
To vomit.
To develop a white powder or dark crystals on the surface of finished leather, as a result from improper tanning.
To ejaculate.

spew frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word spew occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics spew can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that spew can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;