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.
Recent Examples on the Web
David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
But don’t count on seeing ads from those online betting giants touting their prediction markets during NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast.
—A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
In a conversation with CNN Sports, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Sustainability Cory Fox touted a technology rolled out last year that sends an alert if users try to make a deposit that appears out of line with a machine-learning projection for that particular user on that day.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Commissioner Steve Glassman touted the building’s architecture.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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Verb
In contrast, the president touted his own administration for closing the southern border and reducing crime nationwide before concluding his thoughts on the Texas state Senate race.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
But don’t count on seeing ads from those online betting giants touting their prediction markets during NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast.
—A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
In a conversation with CNN Sports, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Sustainability Cory Fox touted a technology rolled out last year that sends an alert if users try to make a deposit that appears out of line with a machine-learning projection for that particular user on that day.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Commissioner Steve Glassman touted the building’s architecture.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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