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Definition of spoutnext
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as in gutter
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof during the winter, runoff from the spout tends to freeze over and form a dangerous patch of ice on the walkway

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as in jet
a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening kids cooling off under the spout of water from an opened fire hydrant

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Recent Examples of spout
Noun
Some of the pouring spouts are also located on the side of the lid instead of on top. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Splash about in North America’s largest wave pool as a shipwrecked vessel spouts water overhead at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Verb
Camera observations taken on June 18 showed intermittent episodes of spouting within the pool. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2026 During the winter months, visitors can watch humpback whales breach and spout in the warm water off Maui. Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for spout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spout
Noun
  • Clean clogged roof gutters, especially if leaves tend to clog the drains.
    Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Clean clogged roof gutters, especially if leaves tend to plug the drains.
    Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Russia is also believed to have been responsible for launching a drone that was shot down by NATO fighter jets over Lithuanian airspace this week.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The team is developing ways to use aerosol jet printing to deposit electronic materials with high precision on complex surfaces.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • My father piles French toast and syrup onto a plate and my mother pours a glass of milk.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In three instances, Abridged reported, quality inspectors tasked with monitoring the sites were not present when the concrete was poured.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing!
    Anja Webb, Parents, 24 June 2026
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • One passenger was fully ejected from the bus and another was partially ejected, police said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The pilot ejected before the fighter went down near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road in Grand Traverse County.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When Shanghai Fashion Week went fully digital, the South China Morning Post reported the entire lineup streamed through Alibaba’s Taobao Live, with viewers commenting on shows in real time and buying items while watching.
    Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When Shanghai Fashion Week went fully digital, its entire lineup streamed through Alibaba’s Taobao Live, opening a traditionally invite-only event to anyone with a phone.
    Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Elon Musk is ranting on X in response to the upcoming documentary, Musk.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Videos of Cubans exploding in anger and ranting against the government have become frequent despite the severe penalties Cuban law imposes to those who criticize the authorities.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Yet both, in respective SEC openers, could use a win more than ever after the carousel spit them out into disaster relief.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.
    Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Spout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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