pour out

phrasal verb

poured out; pouring out; pours out

: to freely express (an emotion) : to talk freely about (something personal)

I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration.

She poured out the whole story.

Examples of pour out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dramatic events, global condemnation For over four hours on Wednesday evening, dramatic visuals were pouring out of Bolivia’s capital city La Paz. —

Marissa Parra, NBC News, 27 June 2024 Water from these systems eventually pours out of the faucets of approximately 47 million people. —

Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024 Heavy flames were torching the dock and the building’s east end, and smoke poured out of multiple parts of the roof, the Hartford Courant reported. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024 The celebrities pour out after the Best Picture acceptance speech — The Rock first, JLaw tanly clutching her art husband’s hand. —

Rachel Handler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pour out

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