FOUNTAINING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

fountaining

verb

present participle of fountain

as in spurting

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People in Crystal Lake are constantly being dispatched in ways that offer the most shredded flesh, spurting blood and oozing viscera possible.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
The demonstration video posted on X shows a clear liquid spurting all over the ground, which Tesla confirmed was glycol, a type of cooling agent used to cool its Supercharger cables.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of spurting

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Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Nearby, the Elk Falls Suspension Bridge provides a stunning viewing platform of a gushing waterfall below.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of gushing

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And Marissa Mayer, the former Yahoo CEO who just launched Dazzle AI, has a wry take on some of the men now spouting doomsday rhetoric in Silicon Valley.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Years of fountains With three active volcanic regions that engage in fountaining, there has been a steady flow of dramatic videos of red-hot molten rock spouting from the Earth.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of spouting

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The Upper Basin, which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, has tended to be more resilient as its groundwater benefits from melting snow coursing down the Rocky Mountains.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
And then there is the creative energy, coursing through the streets.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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