How to use "tout" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "tout" in popular movie and book plots

Con artist and racetrack tout Wally Brooks hands a lemon drop to a man in a wheelchair, saying it will cure whatever ails him, then persuades the man, a millionaire named Griggsby, to bet $100 on a horse. - The Lemon Drop Kid (1934 film)
He even approaches a tout and is willing to pay him a handsome amount if he can procure admission for his son. - Ramdhanu
Eileen learns that her ex-husband Jerry Rand (Michael Cristofer) has taken out a full page ad to tout Bombshell. - The Phenomenon
At the last moment, however, Sach is persuaded by a tout to bet on a different horse and everybody loses. - Up in Smoke (1957 film)
Sal Leonardi is a well-connected American Mafioso who, while vacationing in Naples, visits a racetrack and is persuaded by good natured tout Angelo (Massimo Raniei) to put his money on a long shot. - Death Rage
Date of Publication: 22 April 2009 Egil and Finn kill a group of Vikings led by a man named Knut, stealing their cache of weapons for their own purporses, leaving one messenger alive to tout their bravado. - Viking (comics)
Simeon Hamburgher (Al Shean), president of Nemo Yeast, the beauty contest's sponsor, hires Bingo to fly over the city and tout Miss Glory's endorsement of his product over a loudspeaker. - Page Miss Glory (1935 film)
At the stadium, she persuades a reluctant ticket tout to sell her a ticket; he only agrees to do so at an inflated price. - Offside (2006 Iranian film)
Both tout their wares at the latest robotics convention. - Romie-0 and Julie-8
He is surprised when Hoja tries to tout a poorly translated copy of Almageist, which receives a lukewarm reaction from the narrator. - The White Castle
Idas mocks him in Scene 2, suggesting his motivation might be too much love for the goddess in the air "Vous veillez lorsque tout sommeil". - Atys (Lully)
Landing on an island populated solely by whores and their masters, he is solicited by a syphilitic tout (Yamada). - Imprint (Masters of Horror)
He throws a huge party to make himself known to "le tout Hollywood", but no-one comes, except Francine (Rhea Perlman), a statistician at a ratings agency. - The Ratings Game
Shortly afterwards, they decide to paint him blue and tout him as "The Bluebird of Happiness". - Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird
), underlining the fact that, as the lines say, jusqu'ici tout va bien (so far so good);e. - La Haine

Example sentences for "tout" in interesting articles

They tout the peak figure of "Super fast 20Mbps broadband" and sell you it, carefully putting the 50-1 contention rate that means what you're actually buying is 400Kb with burst capability in very tiny letters with an asterisk. - EFF Warns That FCC Net Neutrality Rules Are a Bad, Bad Idea
Cities themselves are understandably keen to tout when their populations are growing, but just tracking overall population can mask the underlying trends that will truly shape the future of our metro areas. A few weeks ago, I looked at the different places both recent immigrants and U.S.-born Americans are moving since the recession began. - High-School Dropouts and College Grads Are Moving to Very Different Places
(All without having to actually ask what's making the youth troubled, which costs money and makes the people at the top look bad.) In the rest of the country, this means that the police can stop every nth person, find something they did wrong (everybody's got something, after all), and then tout their effectiveness with nice clean numbers. - Seen Not Heard: How Obscure Security Makes Schools Suck
Celle-ci disposera d’un pouvoir d’enquête et pourra réclamer des informations et documents classifiés et rendra un rapport d’activité annuel.Le gouvernement a néanmoins éludé tout au long des discussions les questions plus techniques, posées, à plusieurs reprises, par quelques députés, parmi lesquels Laure de la Raudière (UMP). - French National Assembly approved Internet traffic monitoring system (French)
The stress of living a double life should not be underestimated, they caution, and it will not be easy money.Many of those contributing to such discussions hold other jobs, often part-time, and tout the merits of a steady source of additional income and something innocuous to put on a CV. - Prostitution and the internet
“Liberty has largely been reduced to an ideology that promises economic and cultural refuge from the long arm of the state,” he writes, “while seemingly lost to history is the logic that culminated under the New Deal: that genuine freedom could only happen within a context of economic security.” As working-class solidarity receded, an identity built on racial tribalism often swept in.With that in mind, it’s interesting that Americans tout the importance of getting an education—an inherently individualistic strategy—as the pathway to success. - All Hollowed Out: The lonely poverty of America’s white working class
The attempt to steer large social groups toward a particular behavior or cause has long been the province of lobbyists, whose “astroturfing” seeks to camouflage their campaigns as genuine grassroots efforts, and company employees who pose on Internet message boards as unbiased consumers to tout their products. - Are You Following a Bot?
“Liberty has largely been reduced to an ideology that promises economic and cultural refuge from the long arm of the state,” he writes, “while seemingly lost to history is the logic that culminated under the New Deal: that genuine freedom could only happen within a context of economic security.” As working-class solidarity receded, an identity built on racial tribalism often swept in.With that in mind, it’s interesting that Americans tout the importance of getting an education—an inherently individualistic strategy—as the pathway to success. - All Hollowed Out the lonely poverty of America’s white working class
The California Avocado Commission formed a Nutrition Advisory Committee in the late 1980s, bringing together nutrition experts from around the country to find and tout research that might help promote the healthful qualities of avocados. - The Selling of the Avocado
Johnson & Johnson recently launched the Campaign for Nursing’s Future, an effort that uses TV commercials, videos, a website, and brochures to tout the benefits of “this rich and rewarding career.” And two years ago, the University of Wisconsin (UW) announced the $3.2 million initiative to provide fellowships and loan forgiveness for nurses who agree to teach in the state after graduation from nursing school.Cipriano said the American Nurses Association is currently lobbying Congress to increase funding for Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act. - The U.S. Is on the Verge of a Major Nursing Shortage

Meaning of "tout" in English

one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
show off
advertize in strongly positive terms

Meaning of "tout" in Hindi

ग्राहक खोजनेवाला ( Grahak khojanevala, grahak khojanevaalaa, grahak khozanewala)
दलाल ( Dalal, dalaal)
टाऊन ( Taun, taaoon)
गुप्त सूचना देने वाला ( Gupt suchana dene vala, gupt soochanaa dene vaalaa, gupt suchana dene wala)
ढूंढना ( Dhundhana, dhoondhanaa)
तलाश करना ( Talash karana, talaash karanaa)
ग्राहकों को बुलाना ( Grahakon ko bulana, grahakon ko bulanaa)
दलाली करना ( Dalali karana, dalaalee karanaa)
प्रस्तुत करना ( Prastut karana, prastut karanaa)
शेखी बघारना ( Shekhi bagharana, shekhee baghaaranaa)
इतराना ( Etarana, etaranaa)

Synonyms of "tout"

blow
tipster
boast
gasconade
vaunt
bluster
shoot a line
ticket tout
swash
touter
brag
gas

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