outpouring

English

Etymology

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^[1], 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.

Translations

sudden flowing of a large amount of something

• Bulgarian: порой (bg) m (poroj)
• Czech: odtok
• French: déversement (fr)
• Greek: έκχυση (el) f (ékchysi), ξεχείλισμα (el) n (xecheílisma)
• Latin: fusio f
• Russian: излия́ние (ru) (izlijánije)
• Spanish: efusión (es), derramamiento (es)