to pour out

Examples

• All

• Then he poured out his love and acceptance upon them.

  Finger of God 2 (2018)

• All the tears she hadn't cried in the past two years came pouring out of her, unstoppable.

  Fiction book (1995)

• One of you wrote, if you need to pour your heart out, lay it all out to me.

• And it's that pouring out your feelings to someone brings some closer to you.

  Andrew Huberman

• You sometimes just have to pour it out and then you can start filling up again.

• Hey, I come crying my eyes out to you, pouring my heart out, and you make a big, big joke about it.

  No Holds Barred (1989)

• I just started writing and writing, and my heart poured out and it was beautiful.

  To Write Love on Her Arms (2015)

• We speak of having poured out our hearts when such communication is full.

  Academic text (1995)

• During sessions that sometimes lasted for hours, she poured out her feelings of despondency about a marriage gone sour.

  Academic text (1990)

• After the loss of her pet, she felt the need to pour out her feelings to her close friends.

Synonyms

V

to voice

vsto pour out

152 3.2

To say something aloud, especially an opinion or feeling

is about private or public free expression of feelings rather than public statement

V

to vent

vsto pour out

61 4.1

To show strong feelings, especially when angry

is broader, meaning free expression of feelings in speech or writing

E

to express feelings

vsto pour out

38 3.4

Show or say your emotions to other people

is specifically about speaking or writing feelings freely and without restraint

G

to give voice

vsto pour out

15 4.3

To put thoughts or feelings into words

is focused on freely releasing emotions, not just putting ideas into words

S

to speak from the heart

vsto pour out

• Informal

9 3.7

Say something honestly and with strong feeling

is more about free, open expression without restraint rather than just sincerity

P

to pour one's heart out

vsto pour out

• Informal

8 6.4

Talk openly about your deepest feelings when you feel upset

is broader, meaning to express feelings freely, not only deepest ones

S

to spill one's guts

vsto pour out

• Informal

5 8.1

To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly

is similar but applies to expressing feelings generally, not only revealing secrets

E

to express emotion

vsto pour out

2 3.4

Show your feelings with words, actions, or your face

is about openly sharing feelings without restraint rather than merely showing them

G

to give vent

vsto pour out

1 6.5

To express strong feelings such as anger or sadness

is broader, covering free expression of many emotions not only release

Antonyms

C

to conceal

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

S

to suppress

88 5.8

To hold back feelings or reactions

How Expressive

to pour out

• Informal

33 3.9

to express

∞ 2.3

to talk about

∞ 1.3

to say

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology