Erupt
verb
To suddenly release energy or substances in a violent way.
The volcano erupted with a loud bang
Often appears as...
- volcano erupts
- erupt with force
verb
To suddenly start or happen violently.
Fights erupted among the crowd after the game
Often appears as...
- erupt in conflict
- erupt into chaos
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Disapproving
verb
To express your feelings in a loud, excited, or violent way.
He erupted in laughter when she told the joke
Often appears as...
- erupt in laughter
- erupt into applause
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Approving
verb
When something bad like violence, pain, or disagreement erupts, it starts suddenly.
War erupted after the assassination of the president
Often appears as...
- war erupts
- erupt into revolt
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Negative
verb
To suddenly release energy or substances in a violent way.
The volcano erupted with a loud bang
Often appears as...
- volcano erupts
- erupt with force
verb
To suddenly start or happen violently.
Fights erupted among the crowd after the game
Often appears as...
- erupt in conflict
- erupt into chaos
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To express your feelings in a loud, excited, or violent way.
He erupted in laughter when she told the joke
Often appears as...
- erupt in laughter
- erupt into applause
Usage tips
Approving
verb
When something bad like violence, pain, or disagreement erupts, it starts suddenly.
War erupted after the assassination of the president
Often appears as...
- war erupts
- erupt into revolt
Usage tips
Negative
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Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Release
Erupt describes an immediate and often powerful release, similar to something bursting.
The geyser erupted, sending steam high into the air.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Phenomena
Often used to describe natural events like volcanic activity, geysers, or geothermal events.
The hot springs erupted as temperatures rose.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Release
Erupt describes an immediate and often powerful release, similar to something bursting.
The geyser erupted, sending steam high into the air.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Phenomena
Often used to describe natural events like volcanic activity, geysers, or geothermal events.
The hot springs erupted as temperatures rose.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Release
Erupt describes an immediate and often powerful release, similar to something bursting.
The geyser erupted, sending steam high into the air.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Phenomena
Often used to describe natural events like volcanic activity, geysers, or geothermal events.
The hot springs erupted as temperatures rose.
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The happy secret to...
threatening to erupt from her mouth and wake my parents from the long winter's nap for which they had settled. So I did the only thing my frantic seven year-old brain could think to do to avert this tragedy. And if you have children, you've seen this hundreds of times. I said, "Amy, wait. Don't cry. Did you see how you landed? No human lands on all fours like that.
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If I should have a...
no matter how many times it's sent away. You will put the wind in win some, lose some. You will put the star in starting over, and over. And no matter how many land mines erupt in a minute, be sure your mind lands on the beauty of this funny place called life. And yes, on a scale from one to over-trusting,
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Deepest Ocean Eruption...
hottest erupting on earth in modern times researchers believe they have a unique chance to study magma formation and how the earth recycles material where tectonic plates slide against each other a microbiologist on the team found diverse microbes in the extreme conditions and they observed a small
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How North America got...
and it diffuses water into the magma-filled mantle. That lowers the magma's melting point and makes it rise into the overlying North American plate. From a subterranean chamber, the magma travels upwards and erupts along a chain of volcanos. Magma still deep underground slowly cools,
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The colossal consequences...
characterized by a volume of erupted material, many times greater than that of ordinary volcanoes. And while the popular image of volcanic destruction is molten rock engulfing the surrounding land, far greater devastation is caused by what remains in the air.
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A walk through the...
your heart rate starts to decrease, your body temperature starts to drop and your electrical brain wave activity starts to slow down. But as we move into deeper non-rapid eye movement sleep, stages three and four, now all of a sudden the brain erupts
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Drones Sacrificed for...
for extreme locations it doesn't get much better than an erupting volcano on Vanuatu we were there to investigate how quickly microbial colonization happens on rocks we certainly wouldn't imagine that there is life in the lava lake
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You owe it to yourself...
And then all of a sudden, the lights went out. Well, at that, a cheer erupted from the beach, and I took off my eclipse glasses, because at this point during the total eclipse, it was safe to look at the sun with the naked eye.
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The secrets in volcanic...
them with lasers and ion beams to find out how hot the magma is and how much water it contained in it before it erupted yes it's the water which we usually think of as the benign life-giving substance that in this case
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Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
up to 85 erupt each year recycling minerals from deep within the earth's crust they nourish our land with ash creating
Video examples
The happy secret to...
threatening to erupt from her mouth and wake my parents from the long winter's nap for which they had settled. So I did the only thing my frantic seven year-old brain could think to do to avert this tragedy. And if you have children, you've seen this hundreds of times. I said, "Amy, wait. Don't cry. Did you see how you landed? No human lands on all fours like that.
Video examples
If I should have a...
no matter how many times it's sent away. You will put the wind in win some, lose some. You will put the star in starting over, and over. And no matter how many land mines erupt in a minute, be sure your mind lands on the beauty of this funny place called life. And yes, on a scale from one to over-trusting,
Video examples
Deepest Ocean Eruption...
hottest erupting on earth in modern times researchers believe they have a unique chance to study magma formation and how the earth recycles material where tectonic plates slide against each other a microbiologist on the team found diverse microbes in the extreme conditions and they observed a small
Video examples
How North America got...
and it diffuses water into the magma-filled mantle. That lowers the magma's melting point and makes it rise into the overlying North American plate. From a subterranean chamber, the magma travels upwards and erupts along a chain of volcanos. Magma still deep underground slowly cools,
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
characterized by a volume of erupted material, many times greater than that of ordinary volcanoes. And while the popular image of volcanic destruction is molten rock engulfing the surrounding land, far greater devastation is caused by what remains in the air.
Video examples
A walk through the...
your heart rate starts to decrease, your body temperature starts to drop and your electrical brain wave activity starts to slow down. But as we move into deeper non-rapid eye movement sleep, stages three and four, now all of a sudden the brain erupts
Video examples
Drones Sacrificed for...
for extreme locations it doesn't get much better than an erupting volcano on Vanuatu we were there to investigate how quickly microbial colonization happens on rocks we certainly wouldn't imagine that there is life in the lava lake
Video examples
You owe it to yourself...
And then all of a sudden, the lights went out. Well, at that, a cheer erupted from the beach, and I took off my eclipse glasses, because at this point during the total eclipse, it was safe to look at the sun with the naked eye.
Video examples
The secrets in volcanic...
them with lasers and ion beams to find out how hot the magma is and how much water it contained in it before it erupted yes it's the water which we usually think of as the benign life-giving substance that in this case
Video examples
Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
up to 85 erupt each year recycling minerals from deep within the earth's crust they nourish our land with ash creating
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Quote examples
Sally Hawkins
English Actress
People are funny, and in the most tragic situations, when comedy erupts from nowhere, it can turn on its head within the space of a second or a minute. You're laughing one minute and you're crying the next and that's just life for me, and that is what people are like.
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Barbara Windsor
English Actress
Jessie Wallace was the first time I erupted. She was late, she was young. She's not like that any more. I lost my temper. It was silly and I burst into tears and ran up to the producer. I said I had been terrible and amateur.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
The army's original job description was to protect borders, but a demanding country depends on it for everything else too, from rebuilding bridges after a tsunami to keeping the peace when religious riots erupt.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
The good and bad thing about online trolling: it's not on the street, and it's not on the street! The good: nothing physical erupts; the bad: there are no brakes to stop it.
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David Brin
American Author
I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.
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Hideki Tojo
Japanese General
It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result.
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Rebecca De Mornay
American Actress
I have this very strange sensitive skin. If I put anything on it but this one product, it erupts into a rash.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I want to make music, I want to act, I want to sing, I want to do something that doesn't make my skin erupt.
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Boris Pasternak
Russian Novelist
As in an explosion, I would erupt with all the wonderful things I saw and understood in this world.
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N. Chandrababu Naidu
Indian Politician
When governments become weak, troubles are certain to erupt.
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Sally Hawkins
English Actress
People are funny, and in the most tragic situations, when comedy erupts from nowhere, it can turn on its head within the space of a second or a minute. You're laughing one minute and you're crying the next and that's just life for me, and that is what people are like.
Quote examples
Barbara Windsor
English Actress
Jessie Wallace was the first time I erupted. She was late, she was young. She's not like that any more. I lost my temper. It was silly and I burst into tears and ran up to the producer. I said I had been terrible and amateur.
Quote examples
Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
The army's original job description was to protect borders, but a demanding country depends on it for everything else too, from rebuilding bridges after a tsunami to keeping the peace when religious riots erupt.
Quote examples
Greg Gutfeld
American Author
The good and bad thing about online trolling: it's not on the street, and it's not on the street! The good: nothing physical erupts; the bad: there are no brakes to stop it.
Quote examples
David Brin
American Author
I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.
Quote examples
Hideki Tojo
Japanese General
It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result.
Quote examples
Rebecca De Mornay
American Actress
I have this very strange sensitive skin. If I put anything on it but this one product, it erupts into a rash.
Quote examples
Cara Delevingne
English Model
I want to make music, I want to act, I want to sing, I want to do something that doesn't make my skin erupt.
Quote examples
Boris Pasternak
Russian Novelist
As in an explosion, I would erupt with all the wonderful things I saw and understood in this world.
Quote examples
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Indian Politician
When governments become weak, troubles are certain to erupt.
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