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as in gutter
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof
during the winter, runoff from the spout tends to freeze over and form a dangerous patch of ice on the walkway
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as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spouting from the hose
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as in to huff
to talk loudly and wildly
a self-important loudmouth who is always spouting about the mess that politicians have made of everything
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as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the drain suddenly spouted water and debris
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Recent Examples of spout
Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
The skillet is made with an exterior enamel that resists chipping and cracking, a helper handle, and a pour spout on each side of the pan.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2024
Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
With social media now firmly cemented as a third place for people to spout off about anything and everything—in particular, pop culture and celebrities—those body-centric conversations have become a year-round practice, on TikTok especially.
—Ella Cerón, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The crowning touch was a single-handle wall faucet with a long gooseneck spout.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
The skillet is made with an exterior enamel that resists chipping and cracking, a helper handle, and a pour spout on each side of the pan.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Minutes later, after continuing to spout off, he and UConn’s bench earned a Class A technical foul.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
With social media now firmly cemented as a third place for people to spout off about anything and everything—in particular, pop culture and celebrities—those body-centric conversations have become a year-round practice, on TikTok especially.
—Ella Cerón, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spout
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Those embers can ride high winds for multiple miles to nestle in dry leaves or pine needles clogging a gutter, a wood-shingle roof, or shrubs, trees and other flammable vegetation close to a structure.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Once one house starts—with a spark that catches on dry leaves in a rain gutter or drifts into an attic through a vent—the fire spreads house to house.—
Elizabeth Miller,
Outside Online,
12 Jan. 2025
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The quarterback went from almost a dead stop to turning on the jets with one thing in mind — score.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cat mistakenly left on a plane This cat named Mittens became an accidental jet setter when her cage was overlooked multiple times in a plane cargo hold!—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reactions from social media poured in after the video hit the internet, with most netizens singing the exact same tune.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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And of course, Dennis Hopper, huffing nitrous oxide as rapist, gang leader Frank Booth is a vision of male bestiality ripped out of a Francis Bacon painting (Lynch has acknowledged Bacon as a key influence on his work).—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Out front, Pastor Rodney Freeman and several volunteers — bundled up in thick winter coats, huffing out little clouds of breath — rush to set up the Bountiful Blessings food pantry.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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The crash occurred when the woman heading eastbound on South Brookville Drive near Hall Meadow Road drove onto the sidewalk on a curve and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to overturn and ejecting her, according to San Diego police.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Fire officials said two people were ejected and located under one of the cars.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2025
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The football game will stream live for subscribers to this premium plan only!—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
26 Jan. 2025
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This Is the Tom Green Documentary is streaming on Prime Video.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Many have dismissed his threats as unserious, but his continued ranting about it have elicited sharp warnings from the Danish, French, and German heads of government.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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The court officer stayed quiet and Mejia ranted, yelling out profane remarks as court officers led him out of the room to cool down.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Within a few months of starting classes in 2021, Depa, then 16, had been suspended several times for pushing a teacher’s aide, spitting at another student, yelling at teachers and being aggressive toward staff.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The sun spits out a flare or coronal mass ejection (an explosion of solar material) that reaches Earth’s atmosphere.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Spout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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