pour out
phrasal verb
poured out; pouring out; pours out
: to freely express (an emotion) : to talk freely about (something personal)
I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration.
She poured out the whole story.
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Many stayed, chatting and celebrating, but the majority poured out into the surrounding streets, ready to celebrate, or reflect on, this surprising result.
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Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
The black smoke poured out at 2:50 a.m. in California, signaling that the second and third ballots of the conclave had failed to find consensus on a leader for the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Tributes and condolences for the entertainer poured out on social media.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 3 May 2025
The Madrid bench almost pour out on to the pitch and objects are thrown in the referee’s direction.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
The black smoke poured out at 2:50 a.m. in California, signaling that the second and third ballots of the conclave had failed to find consensus on a leader for the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Tributes and condolences for the entertainer poured out on social media.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 3 May 2025
The Madrid bench almost pour out on to the pitch and objects are thrown in the referee’s direction.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pour out
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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