spouting

adj

1. (not-comparable)That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.

noun

1. The process or result of something being spouted; that which is spouted.

   “Spoutings of lava shot from the crest of the volcano.”

   “The spoutings of a large whale can be seen from a great distance.”

   “After these spoutings, the great Geyser remained quiet the whole night ; the water in the meanwhile rose gradually, and the bason was filled about four in the morning.”

   “The average interval between its spoutings is 78 minutes.”

   “Saint-Loup, for another thing, is by way of being a family black sheep: seemingly uninterested in social success, a devoted student of Nietzsche and Proudhon, we are told that his head was full of “socialistic spoutings,” and that he was “imbued with the most prgound contempt for his caste.””

2. (Australia, New-Zealand)A gutter under the eaves of a building; guttering.

   “The spouting was filled with leaves and needed cleaning.”

   “These items will include: galvanised-steel spoutings and downpipes — if used[…].”

   “The old house, neglected for so many years, needed painting and repairs: the roof leaked and the spoutings had rusted.”

   “Water trickles away from gutterings and down spoutings into the big water tank at the back of the house.”