Outpouring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a natural flow of ground water

a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtpˈɔːɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtpˈɔːɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtpˈɔːɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /aʊtpˈɔːɹɪŋ/.

Examples

he heard the flush of a toilet
there was a little gush of blood
she attacked him with an outpouring of words

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outflow natural spring run flood flush discharge gush onslaught bombardment barrage fountain overflow spring

Parts of Speech

noun	a natural flow of ground water
noun	a sudden rapid flow (as of water) “he heard the flush of a toilet”
noun	the pouring forth of a fluid
noun	the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) “a barrage of questions”
noun	a large flow

Word Forms

flush	verb	cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
gush	verb	gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
discharge	verb	pour forth or release
runny	adjective	characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
run	verb	move along, of liquids
barrage	verb	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
bombard	verb	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
overflow	verb	flow or run over (a limit or brim)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erguss

ein natürlicher Grundwasserfluss

🇫🇷French

épanchement

un écoulement naturel des eaux souterraines

🇪🇸Spanish

efusión

un flujo natural de agua subterránea

🇮🇹Italian

effusione

un flusso naturale di acqua sotterranea

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstorting

een natuurlijke stroming van grondwater

🇵🇹Portuguese

derramamento

um fluxo natural de água subterrânea

🇷🇺Russian

излияние

естественный поток грунтовых вод

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिल से बोझ उठाना

भूजल का प्राकृतिक प्रवाह

🇧🇩Bengali

বহিঃপ্রকাশ

ভূগর্ভস্থ পানির একটি প্রাকৃতিক প্রবাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

கொட்டும்

நிலத்தடி நீரின் இயற்கையான ஓட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెల్లువెత్తుతోంది

భూగర్భ జలాల సహజ ప్రవాహం

🇮🇳Marathi

बहरणे

भूजलाचा नैसर्गिक प्रवाह

🇮🇳Gujarati

વહેણ

ભૂગર્ભ જળનો કુદરતી પ્રવાહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹರಿಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಅಂತರ್ಜಲದ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಹರಿವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറത്തേക്ക് ഒഴുകുന്നു

ഭൂഗർഭജലത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വാഭാവിക ഒഴുക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਊਟਡੋਰਿੰਗ

ਧਰਤੀ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਵਹਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہہ رہا ہے

زمینی پانی کا قدرتی بہاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倾泻而出

地下水的自然流动

🇯🇵Japanese

溢れ出る

地下水の自然な流れ

🇰🇷Korean

유출

지하수의 자연적인 흐름

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuôn trào

dòng chảy tự nhiên của nước ngầm

🇹🇭Thai

หลั่งไหล

การไหลของน้ำใต้ดินตามธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencurahan

aliran alami air tanah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbuhos

isang natural na daloy ng tubig sa lupa

🇲🇾Malay

mencurah-curah

aliran semula jadi air tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدفق

التدفق الطبيعي للمياه الجوفية

🇮🇷Persian

ریزش

جریان طبیعی آب زیرزمینی

🇹🇷Turkish

dökülme

yeraltı suyunun doğal akışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִשׁתַפְּכוּת

זרימה טבעית של מי תהום

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