spouted (off)

verb

past tense of spout (off)
as in shouted
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 spouted (off)
  1. shouted
  2. spoke up
  3. piped up
  4. spoke out
  5. sounded off
  6. cried
  7. talked up
  8. yelled
Verb
  • Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito, who has already earned praise for his portrayal of Stallone.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Cat Uden, a longtime resident who has opposed the project from the beginning, spoke up again Wednesday night.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The statement, in which Bryan supposedly spoke up defending his stance from the night before, came from an X account that purports to belong to the singer but does not.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoke up
Verb
  • But remarks made last week by Bruce Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran fighting for a roster spot with the New York Knicks, garnered enough attention online that the league piped up.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • At this, Shawn, who sat with his father at the end of the jetty, piped up.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of piped up
Verb
  • Students at a Pennsylvania high school spoke out Friday after their district suspended all high school and middle school sports amid an investigation.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In Hale’s teens, an adult leader of his Boy Scout troop spoke out against the creation of a bus lane.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoke out
Verb
  • Multiple season-ticket holders sounded off on season-ticket deadlines, saying in the past they were required to begin 25% payments in December to receive the perk of 20 free tickets for certain games.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Her video also gained attention on X, where users sounded off in quote-tweets and replies, boosting the tweet to over 9 million views in three days.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of sounded off
Verb
  • Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At one point, Blair cried with tears running down her face, and her lawyer Reitzas moved to wipe them from her face as Blair remained handcuffed during the proceedings.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • Like China, Russia has talked up the prospect of its own Starlink alternative for several years, but the program was accelerated earlier this year when SpaceX cut off Russian access to Starlink.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of talked up
Verb
  • The customer became irate and yelled at the 16-year-old employee behind the counter, shop owner David Forgit said.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators say Mascara yelled at Rose and threw rocks in his direction, hitting Rose's Jeep.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of yelled
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