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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His owner can be heard bursting out laughing as Goose comes around the kitchen counter, ready to give puppy eyes to get a bite of banana.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Examples include Roan’s retro Grammy Awards performance atop a giant pink pony and surrounded by clown cowboys, and arriving on stage at the 2024 Governors Ball by bursting out of a smoking bong apple and emerging in full body paint as the Statue of Liberty.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Also Thursday, the military said an Israeli soldier was killed in Khan Yunis the day before, after militants burst out of an underground tunnel and tried to abduct him.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Examples include Roan’s retro Grammy Awards performance atop a giant pink pony and surrounded by clown cowboys, and arriving on stage at the 2024 Governors Ball by bursting out of a smoking bong apple and emerging in full body paint as the Statue of Liberty.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Also Thursday, the military said an Israeli soldier was killed in Khan Yunis the day before, after militants burst out of an underground tunnel and tried to abduct him.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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