spouting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of discharging water, liquid, or other material from a container or source, often forcefully.

  - "The whale spouted water high into the air."
  - "The fountain spouted water continuously."
  - "The fire hydrant spouted water after the car accident."

• Verb

  To speak at great length or in an excessive, often unwelcome manner.

  - "He couldn't stand listening to her spout on about her favorite author."
  - "The politician was accused of spouting empty promises during his campaign."
  - "The professor spent hours spouting theories in class."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with spouting
shout , about , stout , out , spout

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Variants

List of all variants of spouting that leads to same result
spout , spouted , spouter , spouters , spouting , spouts

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Etymology

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Old English spoutan, spuwan ‘gush forth, spurt, spout’

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Trivia

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1. The average whale spout can reach up to 15 feet high.

2. The term 'spouting' is also used in the context of volcanic eruptions.

3. The longest recorded spouting session by a humpback whale lasted for over 2 hours.

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Related Concepts

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1. Whale spouting: The act of a whale forcefully expelling air from its lungs through its blowhole.

2. Fountain spouting: The continuous flow of water from a fountain, often created by a jet of water shooting up into the air.

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Culture

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Spouting is a common phenomenon in nature, often associated with whales, fountains, and waterfalls. It can also be used metaphorically to describe excessive speech or discharge of information.

How to Memorize "spouting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a whale forcefully expelling water from its blowhole.
   - Visualize a fountain continuously spouting water into the air.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'spouting' with water or excessive speech.
   - Think of a whale or a fountain when you hear the word 'spouting'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Sails and Speeches' for 'Spouting: The act of discharging water or speaking at great length'.

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