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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Ever had a conversation with a high school student and been shocked at the vitriolic anti-American rhetoric that pours out, combined with no familiarity at all with the achievements and the sacrifices of Americans throughout U.S. history?
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Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
As Hollywood poured out with messages of mourning for the legendary actor, troubling details began to emerge surrounding his death.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But this year's symposium shone a light on a different area of tech transfer, where Microsoft or NASA can use the vast streams of data that pour out of a 60-car, 24-hour race to build more accurate simulations and AI tools—maybe even ones that will babysit a crewed mission to Mars.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s when gasoline poured out of his motorcycle and began pooling around Barreto-Baerga, the complaint says.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
As Hollywood poured out with messages of mourning for the legendary actor, troubling details began to emerge surrounding his death.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But this year's symposium shone a light on a different area of tech transfer, where Microsoft or NASA can use the vast streams of data that pour out of a 60-car, 24-hour race to build more accurate simulations and AI tools—maybe even ones that will babysit a crewed mission to Mars.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s when gasoline poured out of his motorcycle and began pooling around Barreto-Baerga, the complaint says.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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