(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When liquid ~es out of something, or when something ~es a liquid, the liquid flows out very quickly and in large quantities.
Piping-hot water ~ed out...
A supertanker continues to ~ oil off the coast of Spain.
VERB: V adv/prep, V n
2.
A ~ of liquid is a sudden, rapid flow of liquid, or a quantity of it that suddenly flows out.
I heard a ~ of water.
N-SING: usu N of n
3.
If someone ~es, they express their admiration or pleasure in an exaggerated way.
‘Oh, it was brilliant,’ he ~es...
He ~ed about his love for his wife.
VERB: V with quote, V prep
~ing
He delivered a ~ing speech.
ADJ