burst out
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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Michalle arrived home from work, appraised the situation, and burst out laughing.
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Even the overdone Netflix framing device of the series starting with a death that might have been a murder, might have been something else, can’t tamp down the energy bursting out of these performances.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Tucci appeared to be in agreement with Streep, while their costar Emily Blunt burst out laughing.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The jet bursts out through the clouds of the nebula and extends light-years into space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Even the overdone Netflix framing device of the series starting with a death that might have been a murder, might have been something else, can’t tamp down the energy bursting out of these performances.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Tucci appeared to be in agreement with Streep, while their costar Emily Blunt burst out laughing.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The jet bursts out through the clouds of the nebula and extends light-years into space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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