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Outpouring vs Outflow - What's the difference?

outpouring | outflow | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between outpouring and outflow

is that outpouring is the sudden flowing of a large amount of something while outflow is the process of flowing out.

As a verb outflow is

to flow outward.

outpouring

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sudden flowing of a large amount of something.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," 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 in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
    • 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.

    outflow

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of flowing out

    • Synonyms

    * (process of flowing out) effluence, efflux, effluxion

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flow outward.