verb
- past tense of spout; discharged or flowed out forcefully in a stream
- past tense of spout; spoke at length in a pompous or tedious way
Usage: informal
Examples
- Water spouted from the broken pipe.
- The whale spouted water high into the air.
- Oil spouted from the well when they struck it.
- He spouted political theories for hours.
- She spouted facts and figures to impress the audience.
- The geyser spouted steam every few minutes.
- Blood spouted from the wound.