outpouring
Sudden gush forth
An outpouring is a large flow of something released all at once.
The word typically describes emotions, expressions, or responses that come forth abundantly: an outpouring of grief, an outpouring of support from the community.
Less commonly, it refers to literal flowing: the outpouring of lava from the volcano.
Overwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- waveOscillating motion through medium
avalanche · barrage · stream · profusion · cascade · influx · rush · flurry
Flow out forcefully
- spurtSudden forceful discharge
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
- flowUnbroken forward movement
emission · seepage · drainage · spill · leak · stream · jet · spray
Purification through emotional expression
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- tributesExpressions honoring someone
solidarity · gratitude · support · mourning · compassion · sentiment · heartfelt · testimonials
Releasing emotion verbally
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- releaseTo let go
- articulationClear vocal expression
voicing · declaration · exclamation · utterance · pronouncement · testimony · disclosure · outburst
Source of creative impulse
- writingRecorded language on surface
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- proseUnversified language
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
verses · lyrics · manuscript · opus · oeuvre · prolific · creativity · artistic
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
wave · avalanche · barrage · stream · profusion · cascade · influx · rush · flurry · spate
gush
Flow out forcefully
- spurtSudden forceful discharge
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
flow · emission · seepage · drainage · spill · leak · stream · jet · spray · runoff
catharsis
Purification through emotional expression
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
tributes · solidarity · gratitude · support · mourning · compassion · sentiment · heartfelt · testimonials · remembrances
venting
Releasing emotion verbally
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- releaseTo let go
articulation · voicing · declaration · exclamation · utterance · pronouncement · testimony · disclosure · outburst · tirade
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
composition · verses · lyrics · manuscript · opus · oeuvre · prolific · creativity · artistic · literary
- emotional releasecry, venting, crying, sob, sobbing
- overflowingoverflow, brimming, brimful, running over, spill
- torrentstorrent, deluge, downpour, flood waters, gush
- outflowoutflow, efflux, effluent, effusion, drain
- Holy SpiritHoly Spirit, pneuma, advocate, helper, third person
- Pentecostalismspeaking in tongues, glossolalia, tongues, Holy Spirit, holy spirit
outpouringsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
repression · restraint · containment · bottling up · withholding