outpouring

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pouring English outpouring From out- + pouring.

1. The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.

   “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.”

   “The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.”