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outpouring en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pouring English outpouring From out- + pouring.

Meanings

1. The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
   • Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country. 2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal, Guardian Unlimited:
   • The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985. 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013:
   • Let me speak—I know I may trust your kindness; and, even if you turned into after ridicule the bitter outpouring of this moment's misery, you would but do as others, in whom I trusted, have done. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 195:

Forms

Synonyms

outpour

Translations (9)

cs odtok (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · el ξεχείλισμα (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · la fusio (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · bg порой (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · fr déversement (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · el έκχυση (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · ru излия́ние (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · es derramamiento (sudden flowing of a large amount of something) · es efusión (sudden flowing of a large amount of something)