gouts
- plural of gout.
Example Sentences
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Occasionally, its operators revved its engine until the tires burned out, which sent gouts of flame and plumes of foul white smoke into the scorching air to block our view of the Washington Monument.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Outside St. James Cathedral, rain came down in gouts, spilling down the front steps and inside the vaulted sanctuary.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Forests fell to the mills that provided the first burst of manufacturing wealth in the 18th century and that produced gaping tracts that poured great gouts of mud into the river.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2019
Up close you see that the smudges are clusters of toy figures — tipped-over carts, fallen horses soldiers — stuck to the canvas surface with engulfing gouts of pigment.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2018
Huge orange gouts of fire unfurled their banners in that hellish wind, the logs hissing and cracking, glowing cinders rising on the smoke to float away into the dark like so many newborn fireflies.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
