outpour

[ noun out-pawr, -pohr; verb out-pawr, -pohr ]

noun

1. outpouring.

verb (used with object)

1. to pour out.

outpour

noun

1. the act of flowing or pouring out
2. something that pours out

verb

1. to pour or cause to pour out freely or rapidly

Other Words From

• outpourer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outpour¹

First recorded in 1665–75; out- + pour

Example Sentences

But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.

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She threw herself on the sofa as she spoke, and gave vent to an outpour of spiteful tears.

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Outpour′; Outpour′er; Out′pouring, a pouring out: an abundant supply.

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It reads like a filthy outpour of a Yahoo rather than the utterance of a sane and responsible man.

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Sometimes he would perch motionless for many minutes, his body quivering and thrilling with the outpour of music.

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