fountained

verb

Definition of fountainednext
past tense of fountain
as in spurted

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  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. overflowed
  4. dripped
Verb
  • The comment section was flooded with laughter over the dog being completely unbothered by the baby possum.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The facility is staffed by some 1,700 people, most of whom wear white lab coats, and can often be found seated beside microscopes in rooms flooded with natural light.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Officers patrolling nearby smelled smoke and went to investigate, finding the woman engulfed in flames.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The sprawling case puts a spotlight on crisis publicists, who typically remain behind the scenes but have become the story here, with four separate agencies engulfed in the spectacle.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • If that overflowed, the rest of the bodies were taken on a ride to sea on the Missionary boat and dumped in the middle of the ocean.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • User forums from this period overflowed with accounts of heartbreak, betrayal, accusations of gaslighting, and anguish.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of overflowed
Verb
  • Akin to her music, the costumes, backdrops, images, props and 20-person dance squad dripped with vibrant color and outrageous swagger.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Mango juice dripped down his arm and pooled at his knobby elbows.
    Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of dripped
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Thesaurus Entries Near fountained

fountain

fountained

fountainhead

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