eruption
nounattested in dialogue
- //ɪˈɹʌpʃən//
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
noun
- 1
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
a volcanic eruption
- 2
A sudden release of pressure or tension.
There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.
- 3
An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
Ultimately, Greenfield may remind us of no one so much as Boston's own, Sylvia Sidney — "herself" in the amusement business! From whom else does one expect so leveling a sequence of eruptions: "i mean yah gotta win a little money/ i mean we're all whores turning a trick"?
- 4
An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
Etymology
From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio.
Forms
- plural
- eruptions
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