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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Moura fills the frame and bursts from it just as his character bursts out of his immediate milieu into history.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
The place burst out laughing, and Al just shut the door.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
But three seconds after the Wild killed the minor, big Logan Stanley scored with a perfect and blinding shot after Foligno burst out of the defensive zone without the puck.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Park said, noting her wardrobe malfunction and bursting out laughing.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
The place burst out laughing, and Al just shut the door.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
But three seconds after the Wild killed the minor, big Logan Stanley scored with a perfect and blinding shot after Foligno burst out of the defensive zone without the puck.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Park said, noting her wardrobe malfunction and bursting out laughing.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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