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  • past tense form of spout.
  • past participle of spout.

spouted

American  
[spou-tid] / ˈspaʊ tɪd /

adjective

  1. fitted with a spout.

    a spouted pitcher.


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Etymology

Origin of spouted

First recorded in 1825–35; spout + -ed 3

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Executives at both OpenAI and Anthropic constantly spouted about the existential threat of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

They misquoted him to his face, misrepresented his work, and spouted cocksure inanities showing with every word that, scientifically speaking, they have no idea what they’re talking about.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2024

However, Hunga Tonga spouted an unusually high amount of water and low amount of cooling sulfur.

From Seattle Times Aug. 8, 2023

His crazy ideas, constantly spouted on a variety of platforms, have enable him to seem almost legitimate.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2023

But Georgie was right—whatever nonsense she spouted, her father most likely wouldn’t believe her.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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