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.

Examples of burst out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

One of Johnson’s timeliest essays, though, is about Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror about an extraterrestrial creature that forcibly impregnates a member of a commercial hauling ship, killing him when the alien fetus bursts out of his abdomen. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025

So, the quarter saw running back Breece Hall, who had 133 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns, burst out for 35 yards to set up in the red zone. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025

The heat causes pockets of gas just beneath the surface to expand and burst out. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for burst out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout