pour out
phrasal verb
poured out; pouring out; pours out
: to freely express (an emotion) : to talk freely about (something personal)
I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration.
She poured out the whole story.
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If this estate is a Wonka’s factory for grown-ups, then Bernardini is the twinkle-eyed maestro creating fantastical concoctions of delight and wonder, while the waterfall pours out Dom Perignon 2015, not chocolate.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
What emotion might pour out of him?
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
As street protests entered a second day, demonstrators set fire to the Supreme Court building, and smoke was seen pouring out of the country’s Parliament complex, The New York Times reported.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Lastly, and where legal, Butler advocates for a high-protein feeding program (not just pouring out corn).
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
What emotion might pour out of him?
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
As street protests entered a second day, demonstrators set fire to the Supreme Court building, and smoke was seen pouring out of the country’s Parliament complex, The New York Times reported.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Lastly, and where legal, Butler advocates for a high-protein feeding program (not just pouring out corn).
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pour out
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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