outpouringnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈaʊtˌpɔː.rɪŋ/us/ˈaʊtˌpɔːr.ɪŋ/an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control:
His death at the age of 35 has occasioned an outpouring of grief.
mainly humorous a very large number of things produced at the same time:
Last year saw an outpouring of cookery books.
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Strong feelings
- all-consuming
- anguish
- ardent
- be beside yourself idiom
- be convulsed with laughter, rage, etc. idiom
- beside
- explosive
- fiery
- hormonal
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- profound
- safety valve
- supercharged
- unquenchable
- vehement
- vehemently
- weak-kneed
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Masses and large amounts of things