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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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Where the Y’all Street sidewalk ends The Goldman Sachs campus touted by Johnson, an 800,000-square-foot development that will house 5,000 workers, sits just northwest of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The ads targeted conservative and swing voters, and touted the measure as a way to reduce crime and homelessness.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Silvae Spiritus Finlayson, Minnesota Ninety minutes north of Minneapolis, Silvae Spiritus touts itself as the country’s first retreat anchored in forest therapy.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Missouri officials have touted both spots — downtown and North Kansas City — as appealing locations, though the energy among state leaders in Jefferson City for months appeared to be centered on Clay County.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Where the Y’all Street sidewalk ends The Goldman Sachs campus touted by Johnson, an 800,000-square-foot development that will house 5,000 workers, sits just northwest of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The ads targeted conservative and swing voters, and touted the measure as a way to reduce crime and homelessness.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Silvae Spiritus Finlayson, Minnesota Ninety minutes north of Minneapolis, Silvae Spiritus touts itself as the country’s first retreat anchored in forest therapy.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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