touted; touting; touts
1
2
: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately
not meant to tout you off the movie—
Russell Baker
Russell Baker3
: to spy on : watch
4
a
British
: to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)
1
: to solicit patronage
2
a
chiefly British
: to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse
: one who touts: such as
a
: one who solicits patronage
b
chiefly British
: one who spies out racing information for betting purposes
c
: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse
Synonyms
Examples of tout in a Sentence
Verb
The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
People were touting outside the stadium.
Recent Examples on the WebLuca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
Proponents tout unconditional cash as a way to provide greater stability to vulnerable community members.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
Spencer touted Fowlkes’ support and included him on an email to Scout, the executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, which promotes tobacco cessation.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
It was released with a bang, touted as the future of personal computing and promising to liberate people from the shackles of their neck-strain-causing smartphones, all while allowing die-hard futurist early adopters like me to behave more naturally among muggles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
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Verb
In the past week, in the midst of a clear program shift toward recruiting big-time defensive talent from the South, two highly touted 2025 defensive line commits – Isaiah Gibson and Justus Terry – decommitted from USC.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
Proponents tout unconditional cash as a way to provide greater stability to vulnerable community members.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
Spencer touted Fowlkes’ support and included him on an email to Scout, the executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, which promotes tobacco cessation.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
It was released with a bang, touted as the future of personal computing and promising to liberate people from the shackles of their neck-strain-causing smartphones, all while allowing die-hard futurist early adopters like me to behave more naturally among muggles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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