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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The pop of a champagne cork could be heard in the stands just before the start, and the Spaniard burst out of the gate, taking 10 of the initial 12 points, including a break for a 1-0 lead.
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Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
Just the ideas bursting out of the book [are] very special.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
At this moment, our two guides and the lumbermen who had rescued us from the log jam came bursting out of the guides’ cabin and rushed to the bateau.
—Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
No contact for days, terrible, awful stories coming in, running on fumes, little sleep, the shock of his mom’s death, fear for his dad’s safety, inability to communicate, all of that bursts out in the tears of this moment.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
Just the ideas bursting out of the book [are] very special.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
At this moment, our two guides and the lumbermen who had rescued us from the log jam came bursting out of the guides’ cabin and rushed to the bateau.
—Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
No contact for days, terrible, awful stories coming in, running on fumes, little sleep, the shock of his mom’s death, fear for his dad’s safety, inability to communicate, all of that bursts out in the tears of this moment.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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