spout
verb (used with object)
to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.
has spouted
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present perfectof spout (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over the past 16.5 million years, it has spouted major eruptions from Oregon to Wyoming.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 15, 2020
“What did he say?” my wife asks after the taciturn, trench-coated hero has spouted a bit of gibberish.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2018
In it writer Nathan Heller, interviews a man who has spouted infamous and offensive opinions about these issues: venture capitalist, Tom Perkins.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2014
If your son is going through puberty and has spouted more chest and genital hair than other kids his age, he may feel embarrassed about his body.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2011
A man who has spouted at twenty-five becomes tired of spouting at fifty, if nothing special has come from his spouting.
From Marion Fay by Anthony Trollope
