spouting

Questions about spouting

What does spouting mean?

spouting means "propelled violently in a usually narrow stream".

How many syllables are in spouting?

spouting has 2 syllables: spou-ting. The stress falls on "spou". In IPA it is /ˈspaʊtɪŋ/.

What is another word for spouting?

Close synonyms include jetting, spurting, squirting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spouting a common word?

spouting is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.