burst out
phrasal verb
burst out also bursted out; bursting out; bursts out
1
: to begin (doing something) suddenly
They both burst out laughing.
2
: to say (something) suddenly
Everyone burst out "Surprise!" as he walked through the door.
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Finally freed from their tiny metal cage, Bella, Blue, North and Supreme burst out into the sun and ran circles in the Fort Lauderdale backyard.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
In the winter, they’re covered in a layer of pure white, and come the spring and summer, everything is in bloom again, and colors burst out of the ground, revealing their new crops.
—Rich Tabaka, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
And Kevin, curious, went for it right away—only to instantly pull a disgusted face, shake his head back and forth, and begin retching, as the woman behind the camera burst out laughing.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
That’s really kind of paid off in watching it with an audience, because there’s moments in the film that get a really loud audience reaction where people genuinely scream, and burst out into laughter.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
In the winter, they’re covered in a layer of pure white, and come the spring and summer, everything is in bloom again, and colors burst out of the ground, revealing their new crops.
—Rich Tabaka, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
And Kevin, curious, went for it right away—only to instantly pull a disgusted face, shake his head back and forth, and begin retching, as the woman behind the camera burst out laughing.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
That’s really kind of paid off in watching it with an audience, because there’s moments in the film that get a really loud audience reaction where people genuinely scream, and burst out into laughter.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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