spouters
Whales venting spray
Spouters are people or things that spout—that is, emit liquid or words forcefully.
A whale is a spouter, shooting water from its blowhole.
More often the word describes people who talk at length, especially those who pontificate or declaim without much substance: The usual spouters dominated the town hall meeting.
The term carries a dismissive edge, suggesting the speech is more volume than value.
Whale's breathing aperture
- breachBreaking of agreement
- cetaceanAquatic mammal order
- humpbackBaleen whale species
- sperm whaleGiant toothed marine mammal
pod · fluke · baleen · krill · orca · minke · right whale · blue whale
Violent sudden release
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- ventOpening for airflow
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
- Old FaithfulPunctual Wyoming geyser
Yellowstone · geothermal · hydrothermal · basin · thermal · scalding · plume · boiling
Forced fluid stream
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- spurtSudden forceful discharge
- gushFlow out forcefully
- streamSteady continuous flow
squirt · plume · nozzle · ornamental · decorative · municipal · plaza · courtyard
blowhole
Whale's breathing aperture
sperm whale · pod · fluke · baleen · krill · orca · minke · right whale · blue whale · fin whale
eruption
Violent sudden release
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- ventOpening for airflow
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
Old Faithful · Yellowstone · geothermal · hydrothermal · basin · thermal · scalding · plume · boiling · sinter
jet
Forced fluid stream
stream · squirt · plume · nozzle · ornamental · decorative · municipal · plaza · courtyard · basin
pontificator
One who opines pompously
preacher · demagogue · loudmouth · declaimer · speechifier · blowhard · verbose · opinionated · soapbox · harangue
- spouted offTalked impulsively, loudly