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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
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as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spouting from the hose
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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
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as in ejects
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the drain suddenly spouted water and debris
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Recent Examples of spouts
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouts
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Last but not least, make sure to clean your gutters and remove any clogs and debris before winter so that melting snow can freely drain away.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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Keep yards well-drained by clearing gutters and creating swales or rain gardens.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
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The flights will all be operated with 50-seat jets and will start between April 30 and May 7.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The former fighter jets are the newest members of the agency's flight research fleet, which is headquartered at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California's Mojave Desert.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But as Debbie Yuengling pours a cold glass of her family's lager from the tap, Wisconsin beer drinkers have plenty to celebrate.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Player of the Week Junior forward Ryan Dinnon pours in 31 points for Andrew in a 66-54 win over Lincoln-Way West and scores 27 points in a 71-56 victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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The match also streams on Peacock.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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The event streams exclusively on Paramount+.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
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An opportunity to see the Wu-Tang live in Amsterdam turns into a through-the-looking-glass moment when Azzougarh gets pulled onstage and spits some original rhymes, which gets him the nod to go talk to RZA.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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All the while, Combs spits a few bars in a distorted baritone about his late mother’s passing.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
17 Nov. 2025
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Dangerously cold temperatures will set in for several days as arctic air rushes behind the storm.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Defenseman Caleb Racki was also a major standout for the Spartans, disrupting a handful of promising rushes the Cougars could have scored on otherwise.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Spouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouts. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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