To produce or express something in a large, continuous, and often impassioned flow.
To let out a lot of something — like words, feelings, or music — all at once, powerfully.
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To speak or write at length and with great feeling, releasing a flow of words, emotion, or ideas.
"The poet poured forth his grief in verse after the death of his closest friend."
She poured forth a torrent of abuse.
— Charles Dickens, Bleak House (1853)
For a sound, light, or substance to emanate powerfully and continuously from a source.
"Music poured forth from the open windows of the concert hall."
Liquid flowing outward in a forward direction — the 'forth' adds a sense of outward projection, making it more dynamic than 'pour out'.
To let out a lot of something — like words, feelings, or music — all at once, powerfully.
Distinctly literary and somewhat archaic in tone. Common in 19th- and early 20th-century prose. Used today mostly in formal writing, poetry, or for deliberate rhetorical effect. The subject can be a person or a thing (e.g., 'the organ poured forth music').
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