spouting
part of speech
verb (spout, spouts, spouted, spouting — -ing form); noun (spouting — Australia, NZ)
meaning for a pupil
1) (of a liquid) Pouring or shooting out in a strong stream, like water from a fountain or a whale's blowhole. tree →
2) (informal, disapproving) Talking a lot, often boringly or without thinking, as in «spouting nonsense». tree →
3) (Australia, New Zealand) Spouting is the gutter along the edge of a roof that collects rainwater. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and nature, whales are seen spouting when they breathe out; volcanoes and geysers spout water or lava. In everyday talk «spouting off» means talking too much or showing off what you think. In Australia and New Zealand, people clean leaves out of the spouting.
examples
- The whale was spouting water high into the air. tree →
- Water came spouting out of the broken pipe. tree →
- He's always spouting nonsense about football. tree →
- Stop spouting off and listen! tree →
- The geyser was spouting every ten minutes. tree →
- (NZ) Dad climbed the ladder to clear the spouting. tree →
- Yes, the spouting water may tell of her, the waves of the sea may sing of her fame! tree →
note
Regular verb. A «spout» is the part of a teapot or jug where liquid comes out. «Spout off» is informal and a bit rude about the speaker.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «spouting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.