erupt
i ruhpt
- v start abruptly
- v erupt or intensify suddenly
Unrest erupted in the country - v start to burn or burst into flames
- v break out
The tooth erupted and had to be extracted - v become active and spew forth lava and rocks
Vesuvius erupts once in a while - v force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
erupt in anger - v appear on the skin
A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant - v become raw or open
- The car tended to erupt in flame in rear-end collisions.
- Your eye will naturally jump to the top of the screen, where huge fountains of dark debris erupt out of the falling towers.
- They knew that the treatment would be controversial, though they did not quite foresee the media storm that would erupt when they decided to publish the case and invite their peers .