Definition
Flowing or gushing out forcefully in a stream (verb), or talking at length about something, often in a pretentious way (verb).
Etymology
From Middle Dutch 'spuiten' meaning to spurt or squirt. The sense of 'talking excessively' developed as a metaphorical use around the 1600s, comparing words flowing out of someone's mouth like water from a spout.
Kelly Says
The metaphor is brilliant: we literally borrowed water's behavior to describe people who won't shut up! 'Spouting off' captures that image of unstoppable, gushing speech perfectly—your mouth becomes a fountain.
Translations
ARالعربية
انبعث
in-ba-ith
CACatalà
esputar
es-poo-tar
CSČeština
vystřikovat
vysh-tri-ko-vat
DEDeutsch
ausstoßen
owss-toe-sen
ELΕλληνικά
εκπτύσσει
ek-ptis-sei
ESEspañol
escupir
es-koo-pir
FISuomi
purkautua
pur-kau-tua
FRFrançais
jaillir
zhay-ee-r
HIहिन्दी
फुसफुसाना
phus-phus-a-na
HUMagyar
kiömleni
kee-om-le-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menari
me-na-ri
ITItaliano
eruttare
e-roo-ttah-reh
KO한국어
뿜어져 나오다
ppum-eo-jeo na-o-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menari
me-na-ri
NLNederlands
uitspuiten
oot-spu-iten
PLPolski
wyrzucać
vysh-chu-cat
PTPortuguês
jatos
zha-tohss
RORomână
a expulsa
a ex-pul-sa
RUРусский
выплескивать
vy-pleh-ski-vat
SVSvenska
utspruta
oot-sproo-ta
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்படுத்து
ve-li-ppa-dhu
TRTürkçe
fışkırtmak
fish-kir-tmak
UKУкраїнська
вивергати
vi-ver-ga-ti
VITiếng Việt
phun trào
phun trao