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Persian Learner Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What does 'outpoured' means in this sentence?

Hi.

"He seemed to have caught the happy movement,the joyfully outpoured songs of the birds in the trees out side the window, and put them into his music."
And what does it mean by this expression:
"He seemed to have caught the happy movement" ?

it seems a little bit strange to me!
  

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Persian Learner "He seemed to have caught the happy movement" ? He put the essence of his experience of hearing joyous birdsong in his music. Others can also experience this moment in time.

  • Persian Learner "He seemed to have caught the happy movement" ?
  • He put the essence of his experience of hearing joyous birdsong in his music.
  • Others can also experience this moment in time.
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Persian Learner"He seemed to have caught the happy movement" ?
He put the essence of his experience of hearing joyous birdsong in his music. Others can also experience this moment in time.
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Persian LearnerWhat does 'outpoured' means mean in this sentence? ... the joyfully outpoured songs of the birds ...
"outpoured" is a poetic comparison. The songs poured out of the birds like water pours out of a pitcher.

to pour out; to spill out; to flow out (said of liquid)

CJ

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