erupt
/ɪˈɹʌpt/
erupt verb: to eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
Verb
erupt (third-person singular simple present erupts, present participle erupting, simple past and past participle erupted)
- To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
- The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
- To burst forth; to break out.
- The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
- To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
- The crowd erupted in anger.
- The whole table erupted in laughter.
- (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
- After particularly good seasons, flocks "erupt" from their breeding grounds and appear in reed beds where they have not been seen for years, if ever.1988, Michael Cady, Rob Hume, editors, The Complete Book of British Birds, page 242
erupt meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
erupt in Tamil
- எரிமலை முதலியன வெடி, வெடித்து வெளியேறு, வெடித்துச் சிதறு, திடீரென வெடி, வெடிப்புறு, வெளிக்கிளம்பு
erupt in Marathi
- to violently eject
- उद्भवणे udbhavṇe, उद्गारणे udgārṇe
erupt in Urdu
- بھڑک اٹھنا
erupt in Bengali
- বিস্ফোরিত হওয়া, ফেটে বের হওয়া
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- erupt in Malayalam
- പൊട്ടിപ്പുറപ്പെടുക, പ്രവഹിപ്പിക്കുക, മോണയിൽകൂടി പല്ല് മുളച്ചുവരുക
- erupt in Kannada
- ಸ್ಫೋಟಿಸು, ಹೊರಚಿಮ್ಮು, ಕಾರು, ಹೊರಹಾಕು
- erupt in Sanskrit
- स्फुरति sphuráti
- erupt in Arabic
- ثَار ṯār
- erupt in Indonesian
- meletus
- erupt in Thai
- ปะทุ bpà-tú
Examples of erupt in a sentence
- There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
- There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter.
- Being the last teeth to erupt in the oral cavity, many wisdom teeth are impacted.
Synonyms of erupt
Forms of erupt
| third-person singular present | erupts |
|---|---|
| present participle | erupting |
| past participle | erupted |
| past | erupted |
Origin of erupt
From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).
Words formed from erupt
Words that rhyme with erupt
Questions about erupt
- What does erupt mean?
- Erupt means to eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
- What is erupt in Tamil?
- Erupt in Tamil is எரிமலை முதலியன வெடி, வெடித்து வெளியேறு, வெடித்துச் சிதறு. See Erupt meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is erupt?
- Erupt is a verb.
- How do you pronounce erupt?
- Erupt is pronounced /ɪˈɹʌpt/.
- What is the past tense of erupt?
- The past tense of erupt is erupted.
Words near erupt in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: erupt (page history and authors); erupt (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erupt (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Erupt (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erupt (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erupt (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); स्फुरति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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