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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Tea was consumed chiefly in private; Mother poured out.
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Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Attendees to the celebrations were seen pouring out drinks, dancing and cheering in reaction to the deal.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Audiences at Telluride and Toronto had tears pour out in unison, as this is a story of how the Shakespeare couple fell in love, had two children, and lost one of them to the plague.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Dodge had already poured out her heart in letters to Stein, expressing her dissatisfaction with her husband and her passion for her son’s handsome young tutor.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Attendees to the celebrations were seen pouring out drinks, dancing and cheering in reaction to the deal.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Audiences at Telluride and Toronto had tears pour out in unison, as this is a story of how the Shakespeare couple fell in love, had two children, and lost one of them to the plague.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Dodge had already poured out her heart in letters to Stein, expressing her dissatisfaction with her husband and her passion for her son’s handsome young tutor.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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