burst into
phrasal verb
burst into also bursted into; bursting into; bursts into
: to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
She burst into laughter/tears.
The house burst into flame(s).
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Hovering over his shoulder, Rhea Seehorn bursts into laughter.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Sebastian Reynoso reportedly was preparing to make s’mores with his uncle and cousins when the tabletop fireplace burst into flames, some of which escaped the two glass walls surrounding the device.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Weeks later, the long-running failures of the ETAN Tolling Technology software burst into public view, and SANDAG board members publicly chastised their senior executives for withholding key information from them.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The audience burst into applause after the first movement.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Sebastian Reynoso reportedly was preparing to make s’mores with his uncle and cousins when the tabletop fireplace burst into flames, some of which escaped the two glass walls surrounding the device.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Weeks later, the long-running failures of the ETAN Tolling Technology software burst into public view, and SANDAG board members publicly chastised their senior executives for withholding key information from them.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The audience burst into applause after the first movement.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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