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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Footage of the incident, captured on a livestream camera, showed a plume of smoke bursting out and debris flying through the air.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Over everything hovers the gruesome mystery of birth, that unnerving manifestation of female destiny by which a small person is formed within a larger one and bursts out like the alien in Alien.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Helena bursts out laughing when Milchick finishes Dieter Eagan’s story.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
The ash cloud burst out of Mount Vesuvius was, at its core hot, heavy and deadly.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Over everything hovers the gruesome mystery of birth, that unnerving manifestation of female destiny by which a small person is formed within a larger one and bursts out like the alien in Alien.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Helena bursts out laughing when Milchick finishes Dieter Eagan’s story.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
The ash cloud burst out of Mount Vesuvius was, at its core hot, heavy and deadly.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Burst out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20out. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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