spout  /ˈspaʊt/ ? Meaning of "spout"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
  2. (v) gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
  3. (v) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

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Usage(s):

  1. One simply cannot relentlessly spout factually-vacant nonsense and expect to be taken seriously.
  2. All the US Presidential candidates, typically spout the same macho rhetoric on Cuba because they believe it's essential to winning Florida, which in turn is essential to winning the election.

Quotes

  1. Dowie added: "Nobody can take away what I did here and I'll let other people spout off in the media. I never see Simon Jordan's name in the paper unless he is battering someone. I think when people look back in 10 years' time they'll see that I did...
    on Sep 18, 2007 By: Iain Dowie Source: Sportinglife.com

  2. "I used to sit at the end of the table farthest from Hayden, because he was so terrifyingly brilliant," Saunders said. "You'd spout off about Ezra Pound and then he'd say, 'Now, what I remember about Ezra was. ......' I don't think I said a...
    on Oct 1, 2008 By: George Saunders Source: Newsday

  3. Leo said: "Mark Ruffalo and I had to spout out three pages of dialogue. We had to talk through the wind machines, the rain machines, and rats being thrown at us. But, just like the character, we had to persevere in finding out what was really going...
    on Feb 16, 2010 By: Leonardo DiCaprio Source: Scottish Daily Record

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