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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These particles emerge from a coronal mass ejection or a solar flare that bursts out from our nearest star.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Patteron burst out laughing and praising her roast.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The flagship location in my hometown, with its brutalist architecture, piles of newspapers threatening to burst out of the shelves, and the abundance of books in every genre—particularly crime fiction, my first and still greatest love.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
With the game still in doubt in the fourth quarter, Marshall burst out of a pile for a 9-yard touchdown despite feeling the strain of carrying the ball 25 times.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Patteron burst out laughing and praising her roast.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The flagship location in my hometown, with its brutalist architecture, piles of newspapers threatening to burst out of the shelves, and the abundance of books in every genre—particularly crime fiction, my first and still greatest love.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
With the game still in doubt in the fourth quarter, Marshall burst out of a pile for a 9-yard touchdown despite feeling the strain of carrying the ball 25 times.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burst out
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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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