outpourings
Torrents of feeling
Outpourings are things that flow out abundantly, whether literal or figurative.
The word most often describes emotional expression—an outpouring of grief, sympathy, or support suggests feelings released freely and in quantity.
The community's outpouring of donations overwhelmed the shelter.
Physical substances can also pour out: an outpouring of lava, or the outpourings of a factory's smokestacks.
The plural emphasizes multiple instances or sustained flow rather than a single surge.
Intense sorrow from loss
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
love · anger · rage · joy · tributes · testimonials · confessions · revelations
Overwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- waveOscillating motion through medium
avalanche · cascade · stream · tide · rush · swell · profusion · barrage
Erupted liquid stone
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- waterClear essential liquid
fluid · discharge · effluent · secretion · emission · drainage · runoff · spillage
Formal spoken presentations
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- rantsLengthy angry speeches
- tiradesProlonged angry speeches
diatribes · screeds · manifestos · proclamations · utterances · exclamations · testimonies · professions
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
gratitude · love · anger · rage · joy · tributes · testimonials · confessions · revelations · declarations
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
wave · avalanche · cascade · stream · tide · rush · swell · profusion · barrage · onslaught
lava
Erupted liquid stone
water · fluid · discharge · effluent · secretion · emission · drainage · runoff · spillage · leakage
speeches
Formal spoken presentations
tirades · diatribes · screeds · manifestos · proclamations · utterances · exclamations · testimonies · professions · assertions
poetry
Metrical literary composition
songs · writings · compositions · verses · novels · memoirs · journals · blogs · lyrics · performances
outpouringsrestraint
Control over impulses
suppression · repression · inhibition · reserve · containment
outpouringssilence
Total lack of sound
silences · reticence · taciturnity · muteness · tight-lippedness