Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act, action, or result of pouring out or producing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pouring out; outflow; effusion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An unrestrained expression (of emotion, feeling).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The sudden flowing of a large amount of something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- noun the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
- noun the pouring forth of a fluid
- noun a large flow
- noun a natural flow of ground water
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Examples
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"It seems like the outpouring is just tremendous here," Cea said.
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"It seems like the outpouring is just tremendous here," Cea said.
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"It seems like the outpouring is just tremendous here," Cea said.
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"It seems like the outpouring is just tremendous here," Cea said.
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This vitriolic outpouring is exactly why Obama will be the next Geroge McGovern and will lose all but 5 states.
Sources: Clinton, Obama supporters discussing exit strategies 2008
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Everyone will be clear †this outpouring is just the beginning of a new kind of movement which takes the offensive in society and really wages a pitched political battle for the whole direction of the future.
Think Progress » Right-Wing House Twists Arms, Thwarts Democracy To Pass Oil Industy Windfall 2005
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There was a great outpouring from the progressive media and the blogosphere about it, and I didn't feel I had anything to add.
war sucks 2005
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I remember that their telling expose of Bentley-which started the process of the ignoble end to the "outpouring" - reported that there seemed to be little lasting effect in Lakeland, Florida as a result of the revival.
Progressive Bloggers 2010
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The outpouring from the world to assist Haiti is proof enough the trolls have no clue how to live outside of the double-wide a/o ‘Mom’s basement’.
Think Progress » Fox News: Guantanamo Bay may open its doors to Haitian refugees. 2010
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Human rights groups have called the outpouring of support through social networking channels and YouTube videos “an unprecedented and enormously powerful tool to harness support for Suu Kyi and highlight her struggle.”
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