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
  • Last year, residents began speaking out against the project after NCDOT released early design maps showing the interstate expansion running through historically Black neighborhoods.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The parent of an Atholton High School athlete is speaking out days after her son and his teammates were allegedly subjected to racial slurs and offensive language.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • Survivors can face public skepticism and harassment in speaking up; oftentimes they are blamed for the violence that harmed them.
    — Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That meant speaking up, following the action and keeping his energy from slipping when somebody else had the ball.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of speaking up
Verb
  • Ultimately, though, many workers want to be at a business that rewards people for actually doing the hard work—not just shouting the most about it.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In one video, Basabe appears to raise his voice at a man before turning around and shouting at a woman.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • Also at the upfronts, led by Paramount’s Lee Sears, President, International Markets Ad Sales, execs were talking up a new world in the UK where Paramount’s 5 has struck a historic deal with Channel 4 over advertising.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Jensen Huang has been talking up the importance of fostering a rich open source ecosystem.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 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
  • Following the reading of the verdict at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Salman broke down crying and was consoled by members of her defense team.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And at the end of the election, Election Day, his opponent was crying.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of crying
Verb
  • The impending expansion of the college football playoff has led to fans sounding off on the decision to move from 12 to 24 teams after only three years after adding eight teams to the current format.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Robert Pattinson is sounding off about Steven Soderbergh stepping up to help finish filming The Batman Part II.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sounding off
Verb
  • Vision is still frustrated and furious over the ways Ultron tricked and used him, but yelling at an opponent that won’t get riled in return isn’t satisfying.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The video, which is blurry from the officer's movement, captures yelling and the sound of a single gunshot, followed by several additional gunshot noises.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of yelling
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