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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Over a few days, a stalk bursts out of the ant’s head, and eventually pops open to release new spores down to the unsuspecting ants milling around on the ground below.
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New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Often heralded as the most important hardcore band in all of New England, SSD burst out of the gate as one of the loudest and most vocal bands in Boston’s music scene in the ’80s.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2025
Jared would run the entire scene for each take to give them freedom to explore the humor, and at the end of every take, when Allan would be face-planted with his bum in the air and Jared would yell 'cut,’ almost the entire crew of 100 people would burst out laughing.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
But once the initial shock wore off, Cristina couldn't help but burst out laughing and quickly took Alejandro out the shower and changed him into dry clothes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Often heralded as the most important hardcore band in all of New England, SSD burst out of the gate as one of the loudest and most vocal bands in Boston’s music scene in the ’80s.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2025
Jared would run the entire scene for each take to give them freedom to explore the humor, and at the end of every take, when Allan would be face-planted with his bum in the air and Jared would yell 'cut,’ almost the entire crew of 100 people would burst out laughing.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
But once the initial shock wore off, Cristina couldn't help but burst out laughing and quickly took Alejandro out the shower and changed him into dry clothes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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