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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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Yet both men can't deny their inner demons, which threaten to burst out as certain events transpire.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The silly demonstration prompts Anstead and someone else in the background – who many guessed was Zellweger – to burst out laughing.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
With more force than all the world’s rivers combined, the water took just two days to haul through Washington and Oregon, bursting out to the Pacific Ocean.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Yet both men can't deny their inner demons, which threaten to burst out as certain events transpire.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The silly demonstration prompts Anstead and someone else in the background – who many guessed was Zellweger – to burst out laughing.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
With more force than all the world’s rivers combined, the water took just two days to haul through Washington and Oregon, bursting out to the Pacific Ocean.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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 28 Mar. 2025.
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