fountaining

Definition of fountainingnext
present participle of fountain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountaining
Verb
  • Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The first half of Tarantino’s epic action-movie mixtape Kill Bill is both ultra-stylish and ultra-violent, qualities that blend to create a kinetic blur of flashing blades and spurting arteries.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The trio fled; Cordell staggered to his feet, blood gushing from his face.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Reed spent the summer gushing about this defense bringing back tough, hard-nosed football.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • No Kings hasn’t been hijacked by leftist groups with more extreme agendas, spouting strident anti-American language that’s bound to repel ordinary people.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For a man of grandeur spouting the imperativeness of German propagation, such a condition would have been a bad and hypocritical look.
    Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And given the level of volatility coursing through the world right now, there’s no question that organizers will be on high alert until the flag comes down at the closing ceremony.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The healthy outlook coursing through Liu’s veins jumps out on the ice.
    Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Fountaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountaining. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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