GDict

outpouring

.aut'pɒ:riŋ4 senses · 53 ms
Level C1
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noun
  1. 1

    The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.

    • 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.
    • The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.

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