outpouring
/ˌaʊtpˈɔɹɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pouring English outpouring From out- + pouring.