pour out

verb

poured out; pouring out; pours out
: to freely express (an emotion) : to talk freely about (something personal)
I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration.
She poured out the whole story.

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Ghostly blue clouds of ionized hydrogen gas (H II) glow in the center of the image, having been energized by the ultraviolet radiation pouring out from nearby stars, whose winds helped create the chaotic structure of the vast stellar nursery. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026 And then these tour buses would pull up and pour out people who would take over the town for an hour or two. — Olivier Laurent, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026 Sitting and pouring out his story and his feelings for national TV audiences. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Additional videos from the scene show a man with a bloodied face after the attack, as well as flame pouring out of a burning car with Palestinian license plates. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pour out

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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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