outpour

American  

[out-pawr, -pohr, out-pawr, -pohr] / ˈaʊtˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr, ˌaʊtˈpɔr, -ˈpoʊr /

noun

1. outpouring.

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verb (used with object)

1. to pour out.

outpour British  

noun

1. the act of flowing or pouring out

2. something that pours out

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• outpourer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of outpour

First recorded in 1665–75; out- + pour

Example Sentences

That spurred an outpour of solidarity, including from Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo, who said he had backed the initiative believing the EU could be "a leader for both women's rights & democracy".

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“There was an outpour of kindness from this area,” Aldaba said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

Ryan, what has life been like for you and your wife within her prison released as you've all been receiving an outpour of support and love from the documentary?

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2024

Amid an outpour of sympathy for Ms Richardson, Wada faced a dilemma.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2021

This seems to have been an inheritance from the old religious style of prayer-recitation, which required the priest to repeat the whole incantation to its finish with the outpour of one lungful of breath.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright