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Blurt

//ˈblɜːt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An abrupt outburst.
Verb
  1. 1
    To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

    "Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind."

  2. 2
    utter impulsively wordnet
  3. 3
    To spurt. informal, uncommon

    "the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.

Etymology 2

Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.

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