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
  • Cooper, 30, shouts to the 5,000 screaming young women who have packed the house.
    Alexandra York, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Majors began shouting in Grace’s face and grabbed both her arms, pinning them to her body.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of shout
Verb
  • He’s even spoken up in support of the author, who has been involved in an ongoing controversy over her comments on transgender issues.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Following past on-air bouts with her phone and Siri — who once interrupted Behar on the program to give her directions to her seat at the table — Behar's iPhone spoke up during a discussion about political allegiances coming between couples during the heated 2024 election cycle.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of speak up
Verb
  • Despite the dragging wait times and the pervasive hopelessness, many of the 170 Afghan journalists in exile in Pakistan continue to speak out against the Taliban.
    Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Powell previously spoke out about Hollis’ death in a video posted on Instagram in April 2023.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of speak out
Verb
  • But Jenny accuses her of not having a soul, then runs away, crying.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • First of all, the breathless cries about the imminency of WWIII have been wrong, every single day, since February 2022, when Russia invaded.
    Dan Crenshaw, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of cry
Verb
  • More news: Chiefs' Hollywood Brown Posts New Workout Video Indicating His Return Following the big win, Wharton was seen walking to the tunnel, when a child was yelling out to him.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • From above, the commander watched the live feed on an iPad and yelled out instructions on where to go and what to approach, Mr. Damaj said.
    Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of yell
Verb
  • Feige was keen to talk up Asia’s importance to Marvel.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Donald Trump sometimes talked up his personal connection with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the campaign trail.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 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
  • DeRosa sounded off on the failures of the Harris campaign and broader mistakes and failings of the Democratic Party.
    ForbesTV, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Trump, in particular, has been sounding off in rallies, social media and interviews against Harris, calling her anti-Catholic.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 27 Oct. 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 4 Dec. 2024.

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