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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Scallen ran to the front door of the church just as frantic children began pouring out.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The dialogue becomes rather protracted as the person pours out their heart.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Online, women poured out their own stories.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Delta Air Lines Flight 1334 was flying from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale last month when smoke and flames started pouring out of a backpack.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The dialogue becomes rather protracted as the person pours out their heart.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Online, women poured out their own stories.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Delta Air Lines Flight 1334 was flying from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale last month when smoke and flames started pouring out of a backpack.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.
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