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.
Examples of pour out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Instead, pour out some of the liquor-lime juice mixture in a cup, then add the Topo Chico just before serving.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
But as the president of the Santa Fe Neighborhood Association in Kansas City, she’s also picked up trash, strolled through neighborhood open-air art galleries and watched the love poured out for the Santa Fe neighborhood she’s long called home.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Community members poured out Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil for Diller, the 31-year-old father of a one-year-old boy.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
The band was in the studio watching the rushes, as the song poured out of the control room.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Celebrities, including Campbell, Gigi Hadid, Kate Hudson and Emily Ratajkowski, as well as designers poured out their support under his Instagram post announcing his departure.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
That initial pledge of nonstop vulnerability is not completely fulfilled, but Fishburne has poured out a bit of his heart and channeled the stories of others, exactly like he’s always done in the movies.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
In the process of creating that coke, all kinds of pollutants poured out of the plant’s smokestacks, Maher said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
The peninsula experiences fissure eruptions, where the ground splits open and lava pours out.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
But as the president of the Santa Fe Neighborhood Association in Kansas City, she’s also picked up trash, strolled through neighborhood open-air art galleries and watched the love poured out for the Santa Fe neighborhood she’s long called home.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Community members poured out Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil for Diller, the 31-year-old father of a one-year-old boy.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
The band was in the studio watching the rushes, as the song poured out of the control room.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Celebrities, including Campbell, Gigi Hadid, Kate Hudson and Emily Ratajkowski, as well as designers poured out their support under his Instagram post announcing his departure.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
That initial pledge of nonstop vulnerability is not completely fulfilled, but Fishburne has poured out a bit of his heart and channeled the stories of others, exactly like he’s always done in the movies.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
In the process of creating that coke, all kinds of pollutants poured out of the plant’s smokestacks, Maher said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
The peninsula experiences fissure eruptions, where the ground splits open and lava pours out.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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