spouted
Talked at length
Spouted is the past tense of spout.
A whale spouted water through its blowhole.
A teapot spouted steam.
A fountain spouted in the plaza.
More often, spouted describes talking at length, usually with implied pomposity or unwelcome persistence: He spouted statistics for twenty minutes.
She spouted off about politics to anyone who'd listen.
Spoke angrily, at length
- eruptedBurst out violently
- explodedBurst violently outward
- ventedReleased built-up emotion
- burst outSuddenly express emotion
exclaimed · blurted · bellowed · fumed · raged · tirade · tantrum · anger
Declared in public
- declaredStated with authority
- expoundedExplained at length
- oratedGave a formal address
- recitedSpoke from memory
lectured · ranted · preached · declaimed · monologued · held forth · pontificated · sounded off
Erupting thermal vent
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- jetForced fluid stream
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
hydrothermal · vent · plume · spray · hot spring · fumarole · Old Faithful · Yellowstone
Steeping and serving vessel
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- jugHandled pouring container
- watering canSpouted vessel for plants
decant · pour · lip · beak · dispense · drizzle · stream · tilt
ranted
Spoke angrily, at length
burst out · exclaimed · blurted · bellowed · fumed · raged · tirade · tantrum · anger · fury
proclaimed
Declared in public
recited · lectured · ranted · preached · declaimed · monologued · held forth · pontificated · sounded off · went on
geyser
Erupting thermal vent
steam · hydrothermal · vent · plume · spray · hot spring · fumarole · Old Faithful · Yellowstone · geothermal
teapot
Steeping and serving vessel
watering can · decant · pour · lip · beak · dispense · drizzle · stream · tilt · tip
blowhole
Whale's breathing aperture
spray · mist · humpback · orca · sperm whale · blue whale · beluga · narwhal · baleen · pod
jet
Forced fluid stream
basin · ornamental · tiered · waterworks · gargoyle · cherub · sculpture · marble · garden · splash
- spouted offTalked impulsively, loudly
- spout offSpeak impulsively, often boastfully
- water spoutRotating column over water
- spouting offSpeaking impulsively, loudly
- spout outEmit forcefully and quickly
- whale spout
spout, spouting, spouts, spouter, waterspouts, downspout, spout off