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
  • Terrell County’s Republican sheriff, Thad Cleveland, who spent 26 years in the Border Patrol, is among those speaking out against the project in Big Bend.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The girl’s mother now strongly regrets ever giving her daughter the raw milk and has tried to raise awareness of the risk—only to get barred from online groups for speaking out.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • But not speaking up can still be risky in an era of widespread worry about climate change, AI, war, and so on.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But together with his mother, Alison, the 22-year-old has found a calling in speaking up for people with disabilities in Tallahassee.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaking up
Verb
  • After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 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
  • The episode ends with Kayce crying while looking at a broken family photo of him with Tate and Monica.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Immediately afterward, the sound of a man crying and screaming is audible.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 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
  • Then the national anthem began playing, and everyone stopped yelling.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Someone reported that a man with blood on his pants was yelling for help, according to the 911 call sheet.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 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 12 Oct. 2026.

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