pour out
phrasal 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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The request is granted, and Anthony, indeed, is unable to stop; the lines pour out of him.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Maybe the frustration that poured out from the players was positive.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Hurricane Melissa’s devastation is the awful alchemy created by the unique combination of unstoppable gusts, seawater that is forced inland and deluge that pours out of the sky, all interacting with the landscape and human lives the storm found in its path.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
The foundation for creators all over the world to pour out their creativity.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Maybe the frustration that poured out from the players was positive.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Hurricane Melissa’s devastation is the awful alchemy created by the unique combination of unstoppable gusts, seawater that is forced inland and deluge that pours out of the sky, all interacting with the landscape and human lives the storm found in its path.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
The foundation for creators all over the world to pour out their creativity.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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 6 Nov. 2025.
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