touted; touting; touts
1
2
: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately
not meant to tout you off the movie—
Russell Baker
Russell Baker3
: to spy on : watch
4
a
British
: to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)
1
: to solicit patronage
2
a
chiefly British
: to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse
: one who touts: such as
a
: one who solicits patronage
b
chiefly British
: one who spies out racing information for betting purposes
c
: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse
Examples of tout in a Sentence
Verb
The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
People were touting outside the stadium.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The yard didn’t provide any details regarding the engines, but touted a hybrid system in an earlier press release.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
This has made Saudi Arabia’s annual investment confab a venue to both deploy cash globally and lure investors to the country, and officials at FII are touting that the latter effort is bearing fruit.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Shi touted that this deal became a blueprint for other Chinese fashion companies to work with buzzy international fashion brands in recent years.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
On the company’s earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy noted the ad revenue growth, specifically touting the company’s sports efforts.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The yard didn’t provide any details regarding the engines, but touted a hybrid system in an earlier press release.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
This has made Saudi Arabia’s annual investment confab a venue to both deploy cash globally and lure investors to the country, and officials at FII are touting that the latter effort is bearing fruit.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Shi touted that this deal became a blueprint for other Chinese fashion companies to work with buzzy international fashion brands in recent years.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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