spouted
past simple and past participle ofspout
spout
verb
uk/spaʊt/us/spaʊt/spoutverb(SPEAK)
[T,I+ adv/prep]disapproving
tospeaka lot, in a way that isboringorannoyingfor otherpeople:
He spouts aloadofpretentiousnonsenseandpeoplearestupidenough tobelievehim!
I really don'twanttolistento Mike spoutingon/offallafternoon.
Ways of talking
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- stage whisper
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trash
- trill
- word salad
- yak
spoutverb(FLOW)
[I+ adv/prep,T]
tofloworsendoutliquidorflamesquicklyand withforce, in astraightline:
Flames spouted(out)from theoilwells.
Thegashwas spoutingblood.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- discharge
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leak
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
- waterborne
Examplesofspouted
spouted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The corollary introduction of other customized vessel forms, such asspoutedjars, suggests that certain vessels played a diacritical role in ritual activities that involved eating and drinking.
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Third, thespoutedform appears to have been placed in burials filled with drink, as the vessels are always found upright or slightly tilted.
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The corollary introduction of other customized vessel forms, such asspoutedjars, suggests that cer tain vessels played a diacritical role in ritual activities that involved eating and drinking.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An indication that thespoutedvessels played an important role in social life and ritual activities is provided by the fact that spouted vessels rarely were interred with subadults.
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Flasks, in beaker form andspouted, were 2s.
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What sheer hypocrisy wasspoutedduring that referendum campaign.
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It also showcased an architecturally notable tile lined fountain with twirling metal artifacts that gracefullyspoutedwater and generated white noise.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pottery forms included large jars, bowls,spoutedvessels and cups.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The statues were connected to lead piping andspoutedwater.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Reportedly, thousands of spectators came to see the gusher thatspoutedalmost pure gasoline for weeks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of these wellsspoutedan 8-inch stream of water 32 feet into the air until the 1930s.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A hill cascaded with many fountains and grottoes, some with water-driven figures that moved orspoutedwater.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A "tokkuri" is generally bulbous with a narrow neck, but may have a variety of other shapes, including that of aspoutedserving bowl ("katakuchi").
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It had a single vasque, or bowl, on a pedestal, from which waterspoutedupwards and then poured down into polygonal basin.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Relocated, the statue once morespoutedwater from its mouth, having stopped in its old location since 1998 due to a water pump malfunction.
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