 burst_out |
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| 1. | [ verb ] give sudden release to an expression | |
| Examples: | "We burst out laughing" "I hate you," she burst out. |
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| Related terms: | express rip_out | |
| 2. | [ verb ] appear suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | pop_out | |
| Examples: | : "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley" |
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| Related terms: | appear | |
| 3. | [ verb ] erupt or intensify suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | erupt flare_up break_open irrupt flare | |
| Examples: | "Unrest erupted in the country" "Tempers flared at the meeting" "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" |
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| Related terms: | intensify outburst | |
| Similar spelling: |
burster burst_in_on burst_forth bursting Burstein burst_upon |
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