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.
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During the protests, thousands of people poured out into the streets demanding democracy and change for the island.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The feelings Luka Doncic kept private during the last two months started pouring out.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
And really for the first time in anyone's memory, folks poured out and voted in this assessor's election and kicked out the incumbent, a person who was well ensconced within the Democratic Party machine and elected a reformer.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
On Abbott Kinney, a shopping street in Venice, lines poured out of Vuori, Frankies Bikinis, and Away.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The feelings Luka Doncic kept private during the last two months started pouring out.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
And really for the first time in anyone's memory, folks poured out and voted in this assessor's election and kicked out the incumbent, a person who was well ensconced within the Democratic Party machine and elected a reformer.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
On Abbott Kinney, a shopping street in Venice, lines poured out of Vuori, Frankies Bikinis, and Away.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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