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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The change in traffic light cycles was noticeable, as streams of people poured out of MARTA stations and hotels.
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Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
Immediately, the comedy world began pouring out tributes.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Rememberances are pouring out for TV director James Burrows, who died on Friday at 85.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 June 2026
When a Knicks game lets out at the Garden or concertgoers from the Meadowlands pour out of Penn Station, crowds pack the Tick Tock’s orange-and-green banquettes and the line snakes out the door.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
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Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
Immediately, the comedy world began pouring out tributes.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Rememberances are pouring out for TV director James Burrows, who died on Friday at 85.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 June 2026
When a Knicks game lets out at the Garden or concertgoers from the Meadowlands pour out of Penn Station, crowds pack the Tick Tock’s orange-and-green banquettes and the line snakes out the door.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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