blurted; blurting; blurts
: to utter abruptly and impulsively
—usually used with out
blurter
noun
Examples of blurt in a Sentence
“Gosh, you look awful!” she blurted.
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Liam blurted to the young Italian, who gamely played along.
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
One day in July, Mitchell rambled about his mother’s house when Smart blurted out that Wright lived in the same neighborhood.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Some of that is being blurted with excitement, probably, and some with more than a tinge of regret.
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Having blurted out my enthusiasm for all things James Joyce (hardly original among visitors to Dublin), I was promptly steered in the direction of PJ Murphy, proprietor and presiding genius of Sweny’s, a former pharmacy on Lombard Street, not far from the hotel.
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
One day in July, Mitchell rambled about his mother’s house when Smart blurted out that Wright lived in the same neighborhood.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Some of that is being blurted with excitement, probably, and some with more than a tinge of regret.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Having blurted out my enthusiasm for all things James Joyce (hardly original among visitors to Dublin), I was promptly steered in the direction of PJ Murphy, proprietor and presiding genius of Sweny’s, a former pharmacy on Lombard Street, not far from the hotel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Blurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurt. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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blurt
verb
: to say suddenly and without thinking
—usually used with out
blurt out a secret
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