spouting

[spou-ting]

noun

Midland U.S.

1. guttering.

spouting

/ ˈspaʊtɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. a rainwater downpipe on the exterior of a building

   2. such pipes collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of spouting¹

First recorded in 1870–75; spout + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Barefoot, she ran around the nursery begging for treats and spouting Virgil.

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“Pups? Don’t be rude, Freddy. At Christmas they were spouting Latin, as I recall. An impressive trick, I must say.”

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And rather than fly under the radar, Marler took the risk of spouting his theories openly, and was arguably the most bullish at the roundtables, even managing to ruffle Carr's feathers.

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Most notably, Charlie Kirk’s very public assassination earlier this fall has, so far, done little more than propagate the beliefs Kirk was already spouting.

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At the same time, she is also uninterested in spouting the uplifting banalities that can make some celebrities seem calculated, as if every setback is just a marketing opportunity in disguise.

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