touted; touting; touts
1
2
: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately
not meant to tout you off the movie—
Russell Baker
Russell Baker3
: to spy on : watch
4
a
British
: to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)
1
: to solicit patronage
2
a
chiefly British
: to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse
: one who touts: such as
a
: one who solicits patronage
b
chiefly British
: one who spies out racing information for betting purposes
c
: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse
Examples of tout in a Sentence
Verb
The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
People were touting outside the stadium.
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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Deaton sidestepped that argument on Thursday and touted the map as a better version of the state’s current congressional districts, which were approved in 2022.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Beshear, touting a strong economic investment streak in the commonwealth under his administration, noted that many of the companies investing in Kentucky mention a demand for engineers to meet their workforce needs.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Crystal Skulls Mystery Gleaming quartz skulls in major museums were once touted as pre-Columbian artifacts with mystical powers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Texas regulators tout their efforts to curtail oil field emissions by requiring drillers to obtain permits to release or burn gas from their wells.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Deaton sidestepped that argument on Thursday and touted the map as a better version of the state’s current congressional districts, which were approved in 2022.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Beshear, touting a strong economic investment streak in the commonwealth under his administration, noted that many of the companies investing in Kentucky mention a demand for engineers to meet their workforce needs.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Crystal Skulls Mystery Gleaming quartz skulls in major museums were once touted as pre-Columbian artifacts with mystical powers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tout
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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