spouting

American  

[spou-ting] / ˈspaʊ tɪŋ /

noun

Midland U.S.

1. guttering.

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spouting British  

/ ˈspaʊtɪŋ /

noun

1. 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

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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

But a Reform source accused the Lib Dem leader of "spouting total madness" and said the party had no plans to change gun laws in the UK should it win power.

From BBC

Now, right-wing activists purporting to be tracking political extremism are collecting huge amounts of data about their political opponents while spouting far-right rhetoric themselves.

From Salon

Related Words

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