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outpouring


noun

  1. something that pours out or is poured out; an outflow, overflow, or effusion: an outpouring of sympathy from her friends.

noun

  1. outpouring.

verb (used with object)

  1. to pour out.

noun

  1. a passionate or exaggerated outburst; effusion
  2. another word for outpour (def. 1), outpour (def. 2)

noun (ˈaʊtˌpɔː)

  1. the act of flowing or pouring out
  2. something that pours out

verb (ˌaʊtˈpɔː)

  1. to pour or cause to pour out freely or rapidly

n.mid-15c., “a pouring out,” from out + infinitive of pour (v.). From 1757 as “action of pouring out,” originally transferred, of things spiritual; sense of “that which is poured out” (again, usually transferred) is from 1827.

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