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spouting

American  
[spou-ting] / ˈspaʊ tɪŋ /

noun

Midland U.S.

  1. guttering.

spouting British  
/ ˈspaʊtɪŋ /

noun

    1. a rainwater downpipe on the exterior of a building

    2. such pipes collectively

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Etymology

Origin of spouting

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

Example Sentences

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About a third of local workers are employed in mining and construction, a category that includes oil, and many more jobs indirectly depend on the money spouting out of oil wells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Forever spouting hilariously wrong theories about the Traitors, I started to feel bad for him when his teammates made fun of him as he sang backwards lullabies played by creepy dolls.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

But much of what they are spouting is self-help, internet based, anecdotal nonsense.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2025

The US space agency says its Voyager-1 probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth after months of spouting gibberish.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

By the middle of the afternoon, we stopped by an ojito, a spring bubbling out of a rock wall, and drank water straight out of the spouting hole.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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