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"form": "spouting off",
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"To speak in a particularly boastful or arrogant manner."
],
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"(informal) To speak in a particularly boastful or arrogant manner."
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"To speak for a tedious or exasperating length of time."
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"(informal) To speak for a tedious or exasperating length of time."
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"To utter something in a brash, unwelcome, or unpleasant manner."
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"(informal) To utter something in a brash, unwelcome, or unpleasant manner."
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"(informal) To speak in a particularly boastful or arrogant manner."
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"(informal) To speak for a tedious or exasperating length of time."
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