spue

[ spyoo ]

noun

, spued, spu·ing.

1. less common variant of spew.

spue

/ spjuː /

verb

1. an archaic spelling of spew

Derived Forms

• ˈspuer, noun

Example Sentences

“I cannot vouch for that till Mason is out of England: nor even then. To live, for me, Jane, is to stand on a crater-crust which may crack and spue fire any day.”

From Literature

Nesbit drew from Revelation 3:16, which in the King James Bible says, “So then because thou art lukewarm … I will spue thee out of my mouth.”

From Washington Times

Matthew's stargazing wise men would thus have been "spued out of the mouth" of the Jewish Jehovah.

From Project Gutenberg

They tried to spue out their bits and covered them with foam, as if rebellious, yet submitted to the will of the riders.

From Project Gutenberg

They belong to the large Laodicean lukewarm class, of whom he who sought their allegiance said he would "spue them out of his mouth."

From Project Gutenberg