- past perfect progressive of spout.
Example Sentences
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All that day the enraged monster had been spouting mud and lava down upon the white tuan who had remained in the bungalow, drinking heavily and bawling out maledictions upon his enemy.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Various
One day Dawe had been spouting to her about the excellencies of certain French writers.
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.
Some one who had been spouting, stumping, and blathering—known as moral-force 'starring'—in 'urbe et argo', for the benefit of the state prisoners, had for myself personally not humanity enough to attend to a simple request.
From The Eureka Stockade by Carboni, Raffaello