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spouted (off)

verb

past tense of spout (off)
as in shouted
to voice one's opinions freely with force got in trouble for spouting off in class in a disrespectful way

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouted (off)
  1. shouted
  2. spoke up
  3. piped up
  4. spoke out
  5. sounded off
  6. cried
  7. talked up
  8. yelled
Verb
  • Sais said the men shouted homophobic and racist slurs before punching him, knocking him to the ground and leaving him with injuries to his face and head.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The man called the flight attendant, who is Black, a racial slur and also shouted anti-gay remarks, according to the outlet.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Not long after Cowdray, the Dorchester president, got up to present, Opperman spoke up.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The actress, 47, brought up a moment when most members of the cast spoke up to ask for a change from the writers.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoke up
Verb
  • Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of piped up
Verb
  • The ambassador last month spoke out sharply after weeks of unrest in the town of Qusra, where settlers surrounded several homes including one owned by a Palestinian American.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Alix Earle spoke out about her feud with Alex Cooper months after the Call Her Daddy host called her out in April.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of spoke out
Verb
  • Regardless, fans on social media sounded off about the lack of grandstand seats (tickets to the event were free and sold out quickly).
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • During a virtual listening session hosted last week by the inspector general’s office, dozens of people sounded off on the department’s use of Flock cameras.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sounded off
Verb
  • Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Giacchino remembered how calm her own teacher had remained while children cried around her.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • The company offered locals huge salaries—$185,000 annually, well above the national average—and talked up the potential size of the oil deposit.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In his absence, Van de Ven, whom De Zerbi has talked up as the best left-sided centre-back in Europe, stepped up and played the best and most consistent stretch of the season.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked up
Verb
  • The report said officers yelled for Hardy to stop and that the man rode through barricades and into the district.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In the real video of Rowe attempting to interview Sarkisian, the coach yelled a few Texas cheers before rushing away from the veteran sideline reporter to join his team’s celebration.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of yelled
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“Spouted (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouted%20%28off%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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