spouted; spouting; spouts
1
: to eject (liquid) in a stream
wells spouting oil
2
a
: to speak or utter readily, volubly, and at length
b
: to speak or utter in a pompous or oratorical manner : declaim
a candidate spouting empty promises
1
: to issue with force or in a jet : spurt
2
: to eject material (such as liquid) in a jet
3
: declaim
spouter
noun
1
: a pipe or conductor through which a liquid is discharged or conveyed in a stream: such as
a
: a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof
b
: a projecting tube or lip from which a liquid (such as water) issues
2
: a discharge or jet of liquid or moisture from or as if from a pipe: such as
a
b
: the blowing of a whale
3
archaic
: pawnshop
Synonyms
Examples of spout in a Sentence
Verb
The well was spouting oil.
She kept spouting on and on about politics.
Noun
Water was flowing from the spout.
the spout of a tea kettle
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Markets force participants to have skin in the game, Coplan’s logic goes; the market’s behavior, in turn, contains more wisdom than, say, pundits spouting opinions.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Common critiques were that the dispenser spout was too high on the body of the dispenser and that the spout would leak after dispensing.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Suddenly fog rolls in, fountains spout up from the sides of the stage, sprinklers above signal the start of a storm and then comes the main event.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Markets force participants to have skin in the game, Coplan’s logic goes; the market’s behavior, in turn, contains more wisdom than, say, pundits spouting opinions.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
How to Clean Faucet Head Residue and Buildup To fix this problem, use pliers to gently grip and unscrew the aerator from the faucet’s spout.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Common critiques were that the dispenser spout was too high on the body of the dispenser and that the spout would leak after dispensing.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Spout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spout. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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spout
2 of 2 noun1
: a tube, pipe, or hole through which something (as rainwater) spouts
2
: a sudden strong stream of fluid
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