tout
verb (used without object)
to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.
touts
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pluralof tout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof tout (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
toutverb (used without object)to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.
Example Sentences
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Nine-year-old Rowan, meanwhile, touts its medical advisory board, its clinical piercing standard, and the fact that it hires licensed nurses as piercers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Competitor Robinsons now touts "28 solar-powered malls", while Ayala has arrays atop 13.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Basil touts the international expansion of hip-hop dance and says that “there’s no more important crew battles in the world than HHI. Period.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
When we parked up, I recall Wembley being besieged by ticket touts who were looking to sell.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Avoid hotel touts and loafers who crowd outside the railway station.
From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
