Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spout

2 senses of spout

Sense 1
spurt, spirt, gush, spout -- (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth")
       => pour -- (flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor")

Sense 2
rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave -- (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)
       => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

Antonyms of adj spouting

1 sense of spouting

Sense 1
jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting -- (propelled violently in a usually narrow stream)

INDIRECT (VIA running) -> standing -- ((of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water")

Similarity of adj spouting

1 sense of spouting

Sense 1
jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting -- (propelled violently in a usually narrow stream)
       => running (prenominal) (vs. standing) -- ((of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water")

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