erupts
Sayi-RUPTS/ɪˈɹʌpts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of erupt.
The volcano erupts with little warning, hurling ash high into the sky.
An argument erupts at the dinner table whenever the subject comes up.
Note
The -s form that a singular subject demands: the volcano erupts, but volcanoes erupt. Every meaning of the verb is intransitive, so nothing follows as a direct object. What bursts out is named with a phrase instead, as in ash erupts from the crater. The same form serves geysers, quarrels and pent-up tension, and even birds or insects that suddenly appear somewhere in great numbers.
erupts is a form of erupt
erupt, verb: To throw out lava, ash, or water with violent force, as a volcano or geyser does. Full entry
- Spelling
- erupt → erupts: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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