ほとばしる
hotobashiru
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gush, burst forth
/hotobaɕiɾɯ/
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To shoot out with force, as a liquid does physically or passion does figuratively.
Examples
岩の隙間から湧き水がほとばしっている。
Spring water gushes from a crack in the rock.
彼の絵には抑えきれない才能がほとばしる。
Uncontainable talent bursts forth in his paintings.
演奏から若い情熱がほとばしっていた。
Youthful passion burst forth from the performance.
傷口から血がほとばしるのを見た。
I saw blood spurt from the wound.
割れた管から水がほとばしった。
Water gushed from the broken pipe.
Meanings
Examples
割れた管から水がほとばしった。
Water gushed from the broken pipe.
傷口から血がほとばしるのを見た。
I saw blood spurt from the wound.
岩の隙間から湧き水がほとばしっている。
Spring water gushes from a crack in the rock.
演奏から若い情熱がほとばしっていた。
Youthful passion burst forth from the performance.
彼の絵には抑えきれない才能がほとばしる。
Uncontainable talent bursts forth in his paintings.
FAQ
To shoot out with force, as a liquid does physically or passion does figuratively.
It is read ほとばしる, written hotobashiru.
When would you use ほとばしる?
Used for forceful liquid flow and, figuratively, emotion or creative energy that cannot stay contained.
How is ほとばしる different from あふれる?
あふれる means overflow or be full; this verb stresses a sudden outward rush with force.
How does ほとばしる change in a sentence?
A godan verb: ほとばしります, ほとばしって, ほとばしった. Also written 迸る.
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