burst into
phrasal verb
burst into also bursted into; bursting into; bursts into
: to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
She burst into laughter/tears.
The house burst into flame(s).
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Carlee and Christopher's friends and family all screamed and cheered, with many people bursting into happy tears.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Instead, his foot swung upward and struck him painfully, sending him collapsing to the floor as colleagues nearby burst into laughter.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Kyle manages to ignore the comments and shoots Callahan multiple times before collapsing into Mike's arms and bursting into tears.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
When early retatrutide data were presented at a medical conference in 2023, a scientist who was there told me, the usually staid audience burst into spontaneous applause.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Instead, his foot swung upward and struck him painfully, sending him collapsing to the floor as colleagues nearby burst into laughter.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Kyle manages to ignore the comments and shoots Callahan multiple times before collapsing into Mike's arms and bursting into tears.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
When early retatrutide data were presented at a medical conference in 2023, a scientist who was there told me, the usually staid audience burst into spontaneous applause.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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