Synonyms of spouts

spouts 1 of 2

noun

plural of spout

1

as in gutters

a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof

during the winter, runoff from the spout tends to freeze over and form a dangerous patch of ice on the walkway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gutters
• waterspouts
• troughs
• drains
• drainpipes
• rainspouts
• aqueducts
• sluices
• eaves troughs
• ducts
• conduits
• flumes

2

as in jets

a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening

kids cooling off under the spout of water from an opened fire hydrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jets
• sprays
• spurts
• bursts
• flushes
• squirts
• gushes
• spits
• spews
• blasts
• geysers
• spritzes
• spouters

spouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spout

1

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force

water spouting from the hose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pours
• streams
• rushes
• gushes
• spews
• squirts
• jets
• spurts
• rolls
• splashes
• runs
• swooshes
• washes
• floods
• flushes
• cascades
• sloshes
• surges
• swells
• issues
• drowns
• overflows
• inundates
• submerges
• deluges
• sluices
• fountains
• overwhelms
• engulfs
• swamps
• plashes
• submerses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• drips
• trickles
• dribbles
• sprinkles
• leaks
• oozes
• percolates
• weeps
• exudes
• seeps
• bleeds
• strains
• spatters

2

as in huffs

to talk loudly and wildly

a self-important loudmouth who is always spouting about the mess that politicians have made of everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huffs
• rants
• fulminates
• blusters
• raves
• rages
• speaks out
• pontificates
• speaks up
• blares
• harangues
• declaims
• orates
• storms
• blurts (out)
• bolts
• sounds off
• blows
• bloviates
• mouths (off)
• carries on
• takes on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmurs
• whispers
• breathes
• grunts
• slurs
• mutters

3

as in ejects

to violently throw out or off (something from within)

the drain suddenly spouted water and debris

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejects
• spits
• erupts
• expels
• emits
• spews
• pours
• disgorges
• belches
• jets
• streams
• spurts
• hurls
• fires
• releases
• gushes
• exhales
• squirts
• eructs
• surges
• springs
• tosses
• emanates
• heaves
• vents
• issues
• shoots
• flings
• launches
• casts
• discharges
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contains
• restrains
• shuts (in or up)
• bottles (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spouts

Noun

And don’t forget spying whale spouts from the coastal cliffs, sans guardrails! —Crai S Bower, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025

The manufacturer makes packaging such as sticks, jars, vials, spouts, bottles and tubes for small and mid-size brands in the personal care, household, and food and beverage sectors. —Desiree Mathurin december 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025

The old irrigation system was updated with spouts in each garden bed. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025

Sure enough, upon arriving, Phelps noticed spouts of water rising from the sea. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025

Since the reward switched between spouts, the mice had to adjust their strategy to get it right. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025

Cleaning Bar Tools Beyond Glassware For other types of bar tools like shakers, jiggers, pour spouts, and metal utensils, rinse thoroughly after use and wash with a mild detergent. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025

Verb

Trish coined the nickname, which is funny because Cannon never spouts off. —E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025