outpouring

Preposition: of

• grief: I remember all the outpouring of grief over the death of Diana.
• generosity: Read The Prince's speech in full " It is inspiring to see the outpouring of generosity that has taken place in this country.
• affection: His cruel illness triggered a quite extraordinary outpouring of affection.
• emotion: Remember Halle Berry ' s outpouring of emotion at the 2002 Academy Awards in Los Angeles a few months ago?
• spirit: In the same way, the outpouring of the Spirit flows from the cross.
• sympathy: Some could argue that the massive outpouring of sympathy generated in the wake of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 would discredit this argument.

Converse of subject

• follow: His death was followed by an outpouring of national grief in Egypt.

Converse of object

• trigger: His cruel illness triggered a quite extraordinary outpouring of affection.
• witness: I have never witnessed such mighty outpouring of God upon His people.
• see: You will see the mighty outpouring of my spirit on you.
• produce: The war produced an outpouring of literature, poems, novels and plays.
• prompt: An update from Franklin Graham The 2005 hurricanes prompted the greatest outpouring of disaster relief volunteers Samaritan's Purse has ever seen.
• represent: Sixty thousand official complaints to the BBC represent an historic outpouring of genuine outrage.

Adjective modifier

• spontaneous: Meanwhile, several thousand demonstrators rallied for their release outside the jail in a spontaneous outpouring of anger.
• unprecedented: We now know that the unprecedented outpouring of billions of dollars for victims of the tsunami has made little impact.
• tremendous: Eventually it arrived and there was a tremendous outpouring of emotion from all connected with the club.
• extraordinary: An extraordinary outpouring of emotion followed which was displayed in the £ 27 million worth of flowers placed outside the Royal Palaces.
• emotional: Peteâs emotional outpouring that morning did lead him, with support, on a successful journey.
• massive: This was probably the most exciting spring of all due to the massive outpouring of water from the bottom where the tunnels begin.

Noun used with modifier

• millenium: The seventh millenium outpouring has begun and will continue to grow in breadth and depth and height in the days ahead.