Burst out
verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To appear suddenly from within something else. intransitive, literally
"Shouts and screams burst out from the television's speakers"
- 2 erupt or intensify suddenly wordnet
- 3 To display sudden powerful emotion. intransitive
"My parents exchanged amused glances and burst out laughing."
- 4 give sudden release to an expression wordnet
- 5 To speak emotionally or suddenly intransitive
"As soon as the woman's back was turned, Joe burst out, "There, there! see what you've done with your damned foolishness.""
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- 6 appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly wordnet
Example
More examples"Shouts and screams burst out from the television's speakers"
Etymology
Analytic form of the earlier outburst.