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
  • The accuser recalled banging on the locked toilet door to escape and says a man outside may have shouted to ask if everything was okay.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • The final policy is slightly less restrictive than the proposal released in 2025, an important response to patients, physicians, and advocates who spoke up.
    — Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
  • James referenced Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bill Russell and Jackie Robinson as athletes who previously spoke up for equality and change with no concerns about the consequences or any rewards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoke up
Verb
  • But remarks made last week by Bruce Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran fighting for a roster spot with the New York Knicks, garnered enough attention online that the league piped up.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • At this, Shawn, who sat with his father at the end of the jetty, piped up.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of piped up
Verb
  • Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton (D-14th) spoke out this week as the investigation continues into racist and homophobic comments made at a high school football game last Friday.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, immediately spoke out against Carr’s message.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoke out
Verb
  • Multiple season-ticket holders sounded off on season-ticket deadlines, saying in the past they were required to begin 25% payments in December to receive the perk of 20 free tickets for certain games.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Her video also gained attention on X, where users sounded off in quote-tweets and replies, boosting the tweet to over 9 million views in three days.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of sounded off
Verb
  • Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At one point, Blair cried with tears running down her face, and her lawyer Reitzas moved to wipe them from her face as Blair remained handcuffed during the proceedings.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Like China, Russia has talked up the prospect of its own Starlink alternative for several years, but the program was accelerated earlier this year when SpaceX cut off Russian access to Starlink.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of talked up
Verb
  • Moshier remembers when the team stopped at a fast-food restaurant on a road trip and Murphy yelled for everyone to get back to the bus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hill yelled at Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson after Wilson was accidentally knocked into him during Minnesota's game against Miami.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of yelled
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