pour out
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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Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma.
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Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
As polished-glam and old-Hollywood as the references were, there were moments that also felt sleazy and fun in the way that Hollywood in 2007 did, when getting photographed pouring out of a car on the way into the club was a rite of passage and full of its own twisted promise.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Police officers in different colors, wearing different uniforms and patches started pouring out of the buses.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
Microplastics — those microscopic plastic fragments now turning up in drinking water, soil and even Arctic air — are pouring out of our homes through one of the most mundane chores imaginable.
—Ryan Brennan
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
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Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
As polished-glam and old-Hollywood as the references were, there were moments that also felt sleazy and fun in the way that Hollywood in 2007 did, when getting photographed pouring out of a car on the way into the club was a rite of passage and full of its own twisted promise.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Police officers in different colors, wearing different uniforms and patches started pouring out of the buses.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
Microplastics — those microscopic plastic fragments now turning up in drinking water, soil and even Arctic air — are pouring out of our homes through one of the most mundane chores imaginable.
—Ryan Brennan
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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