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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The vast span of the St. Marys River pours out toward Cumberland Island, between the lime-green edges of the marsh.
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Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
As the tugboat sailed by, steam poured out of the Dale Pyatt, the largest clamshell dredge in the Western Hemisphere, while the Chesapeake 1000, the largest floating crane on the East Coast, slowly picked up another piece of debris.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
At least 880,000 pounds of heavy metals poured out and coursed through downstream waterways, including approximately 200 miles of the San Juan River, which flows west through Shiprock.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2024
But Ventura’s decision to come forward publicly opened the floodgates, and more reports of assault and abuse began pouring out.
—Anna North, Vox, 20 May 2024
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Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
As the tugboat sailed by, steam poured out of the Dale Pyatt, the largest clamshell dredge in the Western Hemisphere, while the Chesapeake 1000, the largest floating crane on the East Coast, slowly picked up another piece of debris.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
At least 880,000 pounds of heavy metals poured out and coursed through downstream waterways, including approximately 200 miles of the San Juan River, which flows west through Shiprock.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2024
But Ventura’s decision to come forward publicly opened the floodgates, and more reports of assault and abuse began pouring out.
—Anna North, Vox, 20 May 2024
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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