ERUPT
What does "ERUPT" mean?
To burst out suddenly and violently, as a volcano, sound, or feeling.
Meanings
- To eject lava, ash, or gases suddenly, of a volcano. The volcano erupted without warning at dawn.
- To break out suddenly and noisily, of feeling, sound, or action. The crowd erupted when the goal went in.
- To break through a surface, as a tooth or a rash. Her first molar erupted just before her first birthday. technical
Word origin
From Latin 'eruptus', past participle of 'erumpere' (to burst out), from 'e-' (out) plus 'rumpere' (to break), the same root behind 'rupture' and 'interrupt'.
Remember it
ERUPT shares its root with RUPTURE and INTERRUPT - all come from Latin 'rumpere', to break; an eruption breaks out, an interruption breaks in.
A little poem
Quiet for a year-
then the mountain clears its throat
and rewrites the sky.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the volcano and the rude guest get along? Both have a habit of suddenly breaking in - one erupts, the other interrupts.
What it teaches
What erupts was never sudden; pressure only looks like surprise to those who weren't counting.
Quick facts
What does ERUPT mean?
To burst out suddenly and violently, as a volcano, sound, or feeling.
Is ERUPT a valid word?
Yes — ERUPT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ERUPT?
ERUPT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ERUPT come from?
From Latin 'eruptus', past participle of 'erumpere' (to burst out), from 'e-' (out) plus 'rumpere' (to break), the same root behind 'rupture' and 'interrupt'.
What can ERUPT teach us?
What erupts was never sudden; pressure only looks like surprise to those who weren't counting.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.