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spouting

American  
[spou-ting] / ˈspaʊ tɪŋ /

noun

Midland U.S.

  1. guttering.

spouting British  
/ ˈspaʊtɪŋ /

noun

    1. a rainwater downpipe on the exterior of a building

    2. such pipes collectively

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Etymology

Origin of spouting

First recorded in 1870–75; spout + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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About a third of local workers are employed in mining and construction, a category that includes oil, and many more jobs indirectly depend on the money spouting out of oil wells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

His global reputation, as an overgrown godlike Boy Scout spouting American ideals, for years made him less hip for modern viewers than his brooding billionaire vigilante counterpoint, Batman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

She doesn’t have much of anything going on besides a job at JFK driving travelers from gate to gate, enthusiastically spouting facts about the places they’re going.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2024

The US space agency says its Voyager-1 probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth after months of spouting gibberish.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

Gaur believed in finding solutions rather than in spouting theory.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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