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spouting (off)

verb

present participle of spout (off)
as in speaking out
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 spouting (off)
  1. speaking out
  2. speaking up
  3. shouting
  4. talking up
  5. piping up
  6. crying
  7. sounding off
  8. yelling
Verb
  • This changes the attention from the antisemitic conduct to the motives of the people speaking out.
    — Kenneth L. Marcus, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Hannah Einbinder is speaking out after being detained at a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Thursday.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • Nearly three years after she was fired from the Scream franchise for speaking up in support of Palestinians, Melissa Barrera sees the tides changing.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • During a recent audience Q&A at a 30th anniversary screening of the original Scream, Lillard was asked about the difficulty of speaking up about politics as an actor.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaking up
Verb
  • The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • Jensen Huang has been talking up the importance of fostering a rich open source ecosystem.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The telco is talking up the simplicity of its new offering, but with a lot of talk of a ‘cost of living crisis’ in the UK, a lot will also come down to pricing versus a traditional pay TV service, or paying for streaming services individually.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of talking up
Verb
  • When a small raptor center in Southern California began caring for the most famous bald eagle on Earth, the keyboard veterinarians started piping up.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Younger Republican voters and GOP contrarians are piping up to challenge the broad consensus in the Republican Party that has been in lockstep with policy on Israel.
    — Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of piping up
Verb
  • Sitting at the defendant’s table, Flynn scrunched up his face and appeared to be crying as the 911 call was played aloud.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • People were still crying, dancing and desperate for a nap the next day!
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of crying
Verb
  • Elaine Hendrix is sounding off about Tuesday’s shocking elimination on Dancing With the Stars season 35.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Vocalization increases, with more bulls sounding off as the rut approaches; the peak is generally considered to be the last two weeks of September.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of sounding off
Verb
  • But instead of formulating a plan, the suit argued, the officers began yelling at him.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Broadrick has said that Godflesh’s forthcoming final album, The End, will be more avant-garde — no yelling necessary.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of yelling
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“Spouting (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouting%20%28off%29. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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