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 Mali shirt for the last edition of AFCON was absolutely wild, in the most glorious way, with a bloody great eagle bursting out of the chest, complete with talon slashes down the sides.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But, in the third section, the motifs that have recurred, albeit modestly, in the two earlier ones now burst out to dominate the action and, in the process, cast the previous stories in their retrospective light.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Park said, noting her wardrobe malfunction and bursting out laughing.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Both my parents burst out in tears.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But, in the third section, the motifs that have recurred, albeit modestly, in the two earlier ones now burst out to dominate the action and, in the process, cast the previous stories in their retrospective light.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Park said, noting her wardrobe malfunction and bursting out laughing.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Both my parents burst out in tears.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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