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spouted off

spouted off is the simple past and past participle of spout off.

Meaning of spout off

Verb

spout off (third-person singular simple present spouts off, present participle spouting off, simple past and past participle spouted off)

  1. (informal) To speak in a particularly boastful or arrogant manner.
  2. (informal) To speak for a tedious or exasperating length of time.
  3. (informal) To utter something in a brash, unwelcome, or unpleasant manner.

Questions about spouted off

What is spouted off the simple past and past participle of?
Spouted off is the simple past and past participle of spout off.

Words near spouted off in the dictionary

  1. spousy
  2. spout
  3. spout off
  4. spout out
  5. spouted
  6. spouted off
  7. spouted out
  8. spouter
  9. spouters
  10. spoutest
  11. spouteth

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