spout

[spout] / spaʊt /

VERB

spurt, emit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gush

STRONG

cascade discharge eject erupt expel exude jet pour roll shoot spill spray squirt stream surge

Antonyms

STRONG

collect conceal gather hide take in

WEAK

be quiet drain

VERB

talk forcefully

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gush

STRONG

boast brag chatter declaim expatiate harangue orate pontificate ramble rant sermonize speechify spellbind spiel vapor yell

WEAK

go on hold forth shoot off one's mouth

Antonyms

STRONG

be modest be quiet deprecate

WEAK

drain

NOUN

projection though which water is ejected

Synonyms

STRONG

bibb bibcock faucet fountain nozzle spigot tap

Example Sentences

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I don’t like to spout clichés, but you do have to put your own oxygen mask on first in this situation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

A spruce branch threaded through the spout as a filter.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Social media created incentives for content creators to spout engagement-baiting nonsense.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2025

They’re filling plastic honey-bear bottles with coffee and adding a straw into the spout of the cover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Things that spout fire and smoke, as shown in C.C.’s books!

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el