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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Is my brain going to explode and literally burst into flames? —

August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 The Cybertruck caught fire and fully burned, but the Piedmont Police Department, also investigating the crash, told KRON-TV the vehicle's battery did not explode or burst into flames. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024 Russian agents are thought to be behind an incendiary bomb placed in a DHL air freight container, which if had not ignited on the ground at Leipzig in June, could have burst into flames mid-air. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 The car's passenger side hit trees and the vehicle burst into flames. —

Erica Marrison, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for burst into