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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Where Jiricek sometimes gets in trouble is in his positioning/decision-making in his own zone, or desire to burst out of the zone on the rush at poor times. Michael Russo, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 The ball burst out of Jordan’s hands on contact with linebacker Leon Lowery. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025 Albin-Frey bursts out laughing at the question. Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025 The fake blood trapped between the layers bursts out at the incision point, replicating in gruesome detail the sensation of real bleeding. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burst out

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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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