To spout or gush out suddenly; to emerge forcefully from an opening.
From 'as-' (prefix denoting state or condition) + 'pout' (to thrust out lips or to pour out). This archaic term blends Old French 'pouter' with Anglo-Saxon prefixes, creating an expression for sudden ejection.
This wonderfully specific word captures that exact moment when water suddenly bursts from a fountain or a whale breaches—it's the sound and image combined into one forgotten verb that English mostly abandoned.
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