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outpouring

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈaʊtˌpɔː.rɪŋ/ US  /-ˌpɔːr.ɪŋ/

Definition

an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control: His death at the age of 35 has occasioned an outpouring of grief.Strong feelings mainly humorous a very large number of things produced at the same time: Last year saw an outpouring of cookery books.Masses and large amounts of things
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