SPOUTING (OFF) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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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But neighbors on Ash Avenue have been speaking out against the project for years.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
An American woman is speaking out after being rescued from a seaplane crash that was caught on camera near the Bahamas on Saturday.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking out

Verb

Thank you, Kat Timpf, for speaking up against Greg Gutfeld’s hateful, pointless and incorrect diatribe about cats and the people who give them a home.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
According to the family, speaking up is about seeking justice for Lopez Cornejo and anyone in a similar situation.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking up

Verb

When the surveillance footage resumes about an hour later, a man can be heard shouting, but the words are unintelligible, and a vehicle horn sounds.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
But don’t expect those insiders to be put into partisan panels for a few minutes of shouting.

— Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouting

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Damola Adamolekun, the youngest CEO the chain restaurant has ever seen at 37 years old, acknowledges the company's storied history with celebrity, and has been talking up the brand since taking over.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Since Anthropic began offering glimpses of their Mythos model earlier this year, critics have slammed the company for allegedly building hype by talking up how dangerous the model could be in the wrong hands.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of talking up

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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

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Common signs include clinginess, crying at drop-off and difficulty separating in the morning.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
There is no image that captures my experience of drafting a novel better than a woman crying over her inability to spin straw into gold.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of crying

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Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of sounding off

Verb

Rookie Spencer Jones scored on the balk after getting an RBI triple and Sale began fiercely yelling at Merzel before manager Walt Weiss continued the argument and was ejected.

— Larry Fleisher, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Simpson told a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer that a large man began yelling at his 18-year-old son, Conrad.

— Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

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