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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Rescue workers attempting to enter the spacecraft located 215 feet above the launch pad were hampered by the heavy smoke which poured out when the spacecraft’s hatches were removed. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026 All four companies have benefited from the flood of money pouring out of the Magnificent Seven ( Apple , Alphabet , Amazon , Meta , Microsoft , Nvidia , and Tesla ). Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026 However, blood was pouring out of Good’s left ear immediately after the shooting, and tissue protruded from the left side of her head, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported last week. Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026 Water started pouring out of the ceiling of an Auburn Gresham apartment building during the afternoon after a pipe erupted. Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 21 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.

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