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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Gina Montaner, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
The company could also suffer if the U.S. Transportation Department were to craft stricter national safety requirements for autonomous vehicles and robotaxis, which Musk has been touting as a major new revenue source for Tesla.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Leavitt said Trump's visit will be a chance for the president to tout the funding for more detention facilities and efforts to enact Trump's mass deportation policy that are in his megabill that the Senate could vote on Tuesday before sending to the House before Trump's Fourth of July deadline.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, also a former Texas governor, wrote a June 27 Washington Post op-ed supporting ibogaine research and criticizing the legacy of the war on drugs, started by President Richard Nixon and touted by President Ronald Reagan.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 June 2025
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Verb
This is especially shocking from a government that touts feminism as a core value.
—Gina Montaner, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
The company could also suffer if the U.S. Transportation Department were to craft stricter national safety requirements for autonomous vehicles and robotaxis, which Musk has been touting as a major new revenue source for Tesla.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Leavitt said Trump's visit will be a chance for the president to tout the funding for more detention facilities and efforts to enact Trump's mass deportation policy that are in his megabill that the Senate could vote on Tuesday before sending to the House before Trump's Fourth of July deadline.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, also a former Texas governor, wrote a June 27 Washington Post op-ed supporting ibogaine research and criticizing the legacy of the war on drugs, started by President Richard Nixon and touted by President Ronald Reagan.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 June 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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