outpouring
/'aut,pɔ:riɳ/
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Definition
- 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
- a large flow
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
- a barrage of questions
- a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- 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
- a natural flow of ground water