spout (off)

verb

Definition of spout (off)next
as in to shout
to voice one's opinions freely with force got in trouble for spouting off in class in a disrespectful way

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spout (off)
  1. shout
  2. speak up
  3. speak out
  4. cry
  5. yell
  6. talk up
  7. pipe up
  8. sound off
Verb
  • Opposition lawmakers held placards and shouted slogans seeking Pradhan’s resignation outside the Parliament building and then disrupted proceedings inside, forcing the chambers to be repeatedly suspended.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
  • There are definitely some new risks and threat vectors—there’s no shortage of people shouting about them from the rooftops.
    — RJ Friedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of shout
Verb
  • Jennifer Morrison, the state’s public-safety commissioner, has also spoken up.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Dawson sued the university's governing board, arguing she was discriminated against because of her race and gender, and that she was fired in retaliation for speaking up about bias.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of speak up
Verb
  • Kahan joins a growing list of artists who have spoken out against the White House for using their music on social media.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • The founder of $7 billion Taylor Farms, whose lettuce was linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak, speaks out for the first time.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of speak out
Verb
  • At one point, Celeste’s mother started to cry while her father cast his eyes down.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Rivas Hernandez’s mother began crying and her father looked down as the detective began describing the images.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of cry
Verb
  • Grant, who is Black and deeply involved in historically Black organizing circles in Kansas City, was moderating the panel when Osborne allegedly began yelling at her.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • After letting go of the minor, Schmidt yelled at both his parents and Pambianchi for the remainder of the evening, aggressively getting into Pambianchi's face multiple times.
    — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026
Definition of yell
Verb
  • Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Finding the right fictional character to talk up insurance has become key.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of talk up
Verb
  • Every time a restaurant or other small business announces its closure, people pipe up on social media about what the business owner should have done to be successful.
    — Gregg Olsen, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • He was accused of hitting a man in the back of the head with a metal pipe inside the victim’s girlfriend’s home, then shoving the victim up against the wall and pushing the pipe up against his neck.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Definition of pipe up
Verb
  • Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • During the Central Florida Media Day for Orange and Osceola counties on Saturday at 407 Sports in Ocoee, several veteran coaches sounded off on the subject.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Definition of sound off
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“Spout (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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