was spouting
- past progressive of spout.
Example Sentences
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Dazzlingly precocious — he was spouting Robert Frost at two — Benj, as his parents called him, was also averse to snuggling.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
Edward Leigh, a Eurosceptic backbencher, said Lidington was spouting “legalistic claptrap”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2015
Soon, a member of the Nevada commission was taking the microphone to refute any wrongdoing or unfairness on their part, Arum was spouting back, and the public saw a sport, disintegrating before its eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2015
Manuel Roig-Franzia recounts their engagement in 1967 in a profile: She dropped to a knee, but Edie was spouting, “Yes, yes, yes” before Thea could finish asking the question.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2013
“That harpy they brought back from the quest—Ella. I knew she was spouting prophecies! Now I understand. She—she somehow memorized a copy of the Sibylline Books.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
