outpouring

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English

Etymology

From out- +‎ pouring.

Noun

outpouring (plural outpourings)

  1. The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 195:
      Let me speak—I know I may trust your kindness; and, even if you turned into after ridicule the bitter outpouring of this moment's misery, you would but do as others, in whom I trusted, have done.
    • 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 June 2013:
      The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.
    • 2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal‎, Guardian Unlimited:
      Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country.

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