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

spouted

American  
[spau-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

It was a Leavitt classic: she spouted utter nonsense with total conviction.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2025

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

As soon as the door had snapped shut, Opal spouted off another trio of names.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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