touted; touting; touts
1
2
: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately
not meant to tout you off the movie—
Russell Baker
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: to spy on : watch
4
a
British
: to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)
1
: to solicit patronage
2
a
chiefly British
: to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse
: one who touts: such as
a
: one who solicits patronage
b
chiefly British
: one who spies out racing information for betting purposes
c
: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse
Examples of tout in a Sentence
Verb
The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
People were touting outside the stadium.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Firefly Aerospace celebrated the milestone in the update, touting the new age of private moon landers that has begun over the last year.
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Measles vaccine prevention: RFK Jr. touts vitamin A for measles prevention.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump touted the decrease during an unrelated press event on Friday.
—Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Last summer, as Varsity Brands neared the final stages of its $4.75 billion acquisition by KKR, the cheerleading parent company touted the hiring of its first-ever chief security officer, Lisa Olivieri, a former U.S. Secret Service special agent in charge.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Firefly Aerospace celebrated the milestone in the update, touting the new age of private moon landers that has begun over the last year.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Measles vaccine prevention: RFK Jr. touts vitamin A for measles prevention.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump touted the decrease during an unrelated press event on Friday.
—Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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