spouts (off)

present tense third-person singular of spout (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouts (off)
Verb
  • Receiver Scotty Miller said that in the meeting room, Metcalf often speaks up to ask questions or give his teammates tips.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Who speaks up in meetings versus who stays silent?
    Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Time Out rightly shouts out Isseido Booksellers, a two-story treasure trove of antique books.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Ben shouts out of his car window.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The mayor of Dearborn speaks out for the first time on the controversy over his remarks to a resident.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Wife speaks out after husband doused with gasoline in workplace assault.
    , FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The guy even cries a bit after winning, hoping to make his family at home proud.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • To test how adults respond, scientists played 23 different recordings of baby cries to 41 men and women with little to no infant-care experience.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, Tom finds him first and inanely yells his name across the ravine.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In one, Swift, holding a glittery pink megaphone, yells instructions to Showgirl Taylor.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 6-6 Tyson can handle the ball like a guard, shoots well enough to keep defenses honest and shows a plus IQ at both ends.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • His approach requires long exposure times, so Lum usually shoots early in the morning before shops and restaurants open.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Spouts (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouts%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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