Main Entry: ¹spout

Pronunciation: \ˈspau̇t\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch spoiten to spout, Old English spīwan to spew

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to eject (as 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>intransitive verb 1 : to issue with force or in a jet : spurt
2 : to eject material (as liquid) in a jet
3 : declaim

— spout·er noun