spout (off)

verb

Definition of spout (off)next
as in to shout
to voice one's opinions freely with force got in trouble for spouting off in class in a disrespectful way

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spout (off)
  1. shout
  2. speak up
  3. speak out
  4. cry
  5. yell
  6. talk up
  7. pipe up
  8. sound off
Verb
  • Encounters with the opposing party erupted in shouting and worse.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of shout
Verb
  • The suit alleges that the department’s captains moved him in retaliation for speaking up against Barnett’s homophobic comments.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • According to Williams, that triggered several players to speak up after Eberflus addressed the team in the locker room.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of speak up
Verb
  • Halle Bailey spoke out against her ex-DDG after their son, Halo, was on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream without her permission, and the clip was reshared to YouTube.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Although some Republican senators spoke out, few truly vocalized their opposition to Trump or scrutinized his actions.
    Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of speak out
Verb
  • This is a real bummer for Schmitt’s BFF, Helm, who cries even as Schmitt promises to FaceTime during their favorite trash-TV shows.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of cry
Verb
  • Josh diplomatically cheers for both sides, and Michele yells at him for supporting someone who is working against her.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Earlier testimony ended with the key witness yelling at the attorney following a line of questioning about what Weber did after his shift on Feb. 13, 2017.
    Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of yell
Verb
  • Goo followed up by talking up his boo in his clue package.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • David’s Bridal will be talking up its Oleg Cassini fragrance, which is being developed with Tempest Consumer and under the licensing of Iconix International.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of talk up
Verb
  • Zen pipes up that his yakuza captors asked him if there were any phrases his mom regularly used.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of pipe up
Verb
  • Go full tilt boogie in the comments section and sound off!
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Captions are a necessity considering one report found that 92% of users keep the sound off when watching videos online.
    Sergio Alvarez, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of sound off
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“Spout (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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