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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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Zeldin has even touted EPA's success in gutting research grants.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
On Tuesday, Republicans touted the GENIUS Act as the first banking committee bill to make it to the Senate floor in eight years and the first major piece of legislation to pass the Senate this Congress.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
For example, Lamont often touts the high marks Wall Street credit rating agencies give Connecticut’s budget controls.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
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Verb
Months after Moscow touted closer security ties with Tehran with the deal, Russia remains on the sidelines as its ally faces an Israeli bombardment.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Zeldin has even touted EPA's success in gutting research grants.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
On Tuesday, Republicans touted the GENIUS Act as the first banking committee bill to make it to the Senate floor in eight years and the first major piece of legislation to pass the Senate this Congress.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
For example, Lamont often touts the high marks Wall Street credit rating agencies give Connecticut’s budget controls.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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