to spout

Examples

• All

• So many doctors still believe this and still spout this foolishness to their patients.

  KenDBerryMD

• We'll enter the 20th century soon, and they still spout nonsense.

  When We Dance (2019)

• Like, who am I to spout my opinion?

  Chris Williamson

• I was just sitting on my ass listening to people spout ideas.

  The Kids Are All Right (2010)

• And narcissistic people will walk around and spout off about how much they care.

  DoctorRamani

• The last thing we need is you spouting off your ghost stories.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Where do you get off just spouting these opinions?

  Carnage (2011)

• You spout your clever rhetoric about God, mother and country and yet you connive and scheme without regard to anyone but yourself.

  The Seven Minutes (1971)

• He has been spouting the news like the town crier.

  The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

• He started to spout his opinions loudly during the meeting, making it hard for others to contribute.

Synonyms

S

to spew

vsto spout

102 5.1

To send out large amounts of something suddenly, like water or smoke

is loud excited talking rather than forceful physical discharge or mass output

R

to rant

vsto spout

• Informal

70 4.8

To speak loudly and angrily for a long time

is loud emotional talking often long but not necessarily angry or deliberate

R

to rave

vsto spout

68 4.6

Speak about something in a very excited, positive way

is loud emotional speech often without praising sometimes thoughtless or prolonged

P

to pour out

vsto spout

• Informal

33 3.9

To tell someone your feelings and thoughts freely

is loud emotional talking often long and unthinking rather than general free expression

R

to roar

vsto spout

31 2.7

To say something in a very loud strong voice

is loud excited talking often extended and not just a single forceful shout

S

to spew out

vsto spout

15 5.9

To force out large amounts of something like smoke or words

is loud emotional speech aimed at long talking not physical ejection

J

to jabber

vsto spout

• Informal

8 6.5

To talk quickly and excitedly in a way that is hard to understand

is loud emotional speaking that often lasts long rather than merely fast

R

to run off at the mouth

vsto spout

• Informal

3 8.4

Talk too much and say things you should not

is loud excited speech often long and unthinking rather than merely indiscreet

S

to spiel

vsto spout

• Informal

1 7.9

To talk a lot to convince people to buy something

is long loud emotional speech done without aiming to persuade

R

to rabbit on

vsto spout

• UK

1 8.7

To talk for a long time in a noisy, excited way about small things

is loud emotional speech that can be serious not only about trivial topics

V

to vociferate

vsto spout

• Formal

1 9.9

Shout loudly with strong feeling, often to protest

is loud excited speech used more generally not only for protest

O

to outpour

vsto spout

6.5

To express strong feelings openly and suddenly

is loud emotional speech often prolonged rather than sudden bursts of feeling

S

to spout bullpoo

vsto spout

• Slang

9.9

Talk for a long time saying things that are not true or silly

is emotional loud talking often long but not necessarily untrue or exaggerated

Antonyms

W

to whisper

586 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

M

to mumble

103 4.9

To speak in a low, unclear voice that is hard to understand

Phrasal Verbs

S

to spout bullpoo

• Slang

9.9

Talk for a long time saying things that are not true or silly

How Loud

to scream

∞ 1.0

to shout

644 1.0

to spout

• Informal

63 5.2

to speak

∞ 1.0

to murmur

11 4.2

to whisper

586 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology