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[ verb ] express without restraint

Examples

"The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened"

Used in print

(The Washington Post...)

The judge listened quietly as the young_woman poured_out her frustrations - then discussing with her the possibility of seeking aid from Family_Service before going_to a lawyer .

(Howard J. Parad, "Preventive casework: problems...)

On the anniversary of her father 's death she poured_out with agonized tears her feelings of guilt about not having attended his funeral .

Related terms

express

2
[ verb ] pour out

Synonyms

pour decant

Examples

"the sommelier decanted the wines"

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

But is that not like going_to a chemistry_laboratory and blindly pouring_out liquids and powders from an array of bottles and then , after stirring , expecting a new wonder_drug inevitably to result ?

Related terms

pour carafe

3
[ verb ] be disgorged

Examples

"The crowds spilled out into the streets"

Used in print

(James Blish, The Star Dwellers....)

The sail , ragged though it was , still had enough surface to catch some of the ocean of power being poured_out from the nursery stars .

Related terms

pour

4
[ verb ] pour out, of liquids

Synonyms

effuse

Used in print

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

She had swished away , she had been gone for a long_time probably when Sarah suddenly realized that she ought_to stop her , pour_out the coffee , so no_one would drink it .

Related terms

pour

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