tout
Praise very loudly
To tout is to promote or publicize aggressively, often with exaggerated praise: The company touted its new product as revolutionary.
Someone who touts is a tout—a person who solicits customers, especially for tickets or betting tips.
In British usage, a tout specifically hawks tickets outside venues at inflated prices.
The word carries a whiff of pushiness or overselling.
Make information widely available
- advertisePublicly promote goods
- pitchFrequency of sound
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
market · push · peddle · hawk · ballyhoo · puff · trumpet · herald
Energetic, aggressive action
- hassleIrritating difficulty
- accostApproach someone boldly
- approachWay of handling something
- importunePress with repeated requests
canvass · drum up · barker · scalper · racecourse · tipster · punter · shill
One who shares predictions
- spyCovert information gatherer
- snitchOne who tells authorities
- informerOne who reveals secrets
- sourcePoint of origin
rat · grass · nark · mole · leak · whistleblower · stoolie · fink
Enthusiastic public approval
- laudTo voice high esteem
- extolPraise with enthusiasm
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- commendExpress approval of
glorify · exalt · celebrate · applaud · rave · champion · endorse · recommend
Unpleasantly forceful in manner
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- shamelessLacking moral embarrassment
brazen · loud · flashy · brash · obnoxious · intrusive · in-your-face · hard-sell
publicize
Make information widely available
hype · market · push · peddle · hawk · ballyhoo · puff · trumpet · herald · broadcast
hustle
Energetic, aggressive action
importune · canvass · drum up · barker · scalper · racecourse · tipster · punter · shill · huckster
tipster
One who shares predictions
source · rat · grass · nark · mole · leak · whistleblower · stoolie · fink · squealer
acclaim
Enthusiastic public approval
commend · glorify · exalt · celebrate · applaud · rave · champion · endorse · recommend · vouch
pushy
Unpleasantly forceful in manner
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- relentlessContinuing without pause
shameless · brazen · loud · flashy · brash · obnoxious · intrusive · in-your-face · hard-sell · forceful
- tout de suiteFrench: at once
- ticket toutUnauthorized admission reseller