Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large, often sudden, flow or emission of something: This refers to a substantial quantity of something, typically a liquid, emotion, or words, being released or expressed freely and abundantly.
   • An unrestrained expression of strong feeling or a large quantity of something: This meaning emphasizes the emotional or voluminous nature of the release, such as an outburst of sentiment or a flood of communication.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The heavy rain caused an outpouring of water from the streets into the drains.
  • There was a massive outpouring of public grief following the national tragedy.
  • Her speech was met with an outpouring of support from the audience.

Advanced Usage

• "An outpouring of generosity": a large, spontaneous display of charitable giving or kindness.

  • The community's outpouring of generosity helped the family rebuild their home after the fire.

• "To trigger an outpouring": to cause a sudden, large-scale expression or flow.

  • The artist's final album triggered an outpouring of tributes from fans worldwide.

Variants and Related Words

• Outpour (verb): To flow out or send forth freely.

  • Sympathy continued to outpour from people across the country.

• Gush (noun/verb): A sudden and rapid flow; to flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream. (A close synonym, often for liquids or emotions).

  • A gush of water came from the broken pipe.

Synonyms

• Flood: A large outpouring of something.
• Torrent: A strong and fast-moving stream of something.
• Stream: A continuous flow of something.
• Effusion: An instance of giving off something, such as a liquid or emotion, freely and abundantly.

Related Phrases

• Outpouring of emotion: A strong, uncontrolled expression of feelings.

  • The reunion led to an outpouring of emotion from the long-lost siblings.

• Outpouring of creativity: A prolific and abundant production of creative work or ideas.

  • The writer experienced a remarkable outpouring of creativity during her retreat.

Related Idioms

• A veritable outpouring: Used to emphasize that something is a true and genuine flood or abundance.
  • The charity event resulted in a veritable outpouring of donations.

Noun

1. a large flow
2. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
   • a barrage of questions
   • a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
3. the pouring forth of a fluid
4. a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
   • he heard the flush of a toilet
   • there was a little gush of blood
   • she attacked him with an outpouring of words
5. a natural flow of ground water