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spouts off

spouts off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 spouts off

What is spouts off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spouts off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spout off.

Words near spouts off in the dictionary

  1. spouting out
  2. spoutings
  3. spoutless
  4. spoutlike
  5. spouts
  6. spouts off
  7. spouts out
  8. spouty
  9. spow
  10. Spowage
  11. Spowages

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