By September the burst in spending seemed to be tapering off.
Source: tatoeba (18404)
Burst
/bɝst/
Synonyms for "burst" (378 found)
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Closest matches (76)
Strong matches (113)
concealconvulsioncovercrackcrackedcrashcrazedcreeping barragecrumpcutcyclonedamageddashdead rundebouchmentdeflagrationdemolishdeteriorateddetonatedetonation
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dischargedisintegratedissiliencydivedogtrotdrivedrumfireembitteredemergency barrageenfiladeensconceentombeructationeruptionexacerbatedexfoliateexplodeexplosionfall to piecesfeery-faryfermentfidgetinessfirefissurefitflank speedflapflareflare upflare-upflashflash fireflat-out speedflopflurryflusterflutterflutterinessforced draftfracturefragmentfulgurationfull gallopfulminatefulminationfusilladefussfussinessgalegallopgapgive awaygive waygo offgunshotgushgusthand gallopharmedheadlong rushheavy right foothidehigh lopehigh wordshubbubhullabaloohurricane
Noun(17 words)
Related words (189)
Noun(37 words)
hurtimpairedimperfectin bitsin piecesin shardsinhumeinjuredinterinurnirritatedirruptionjetjog trotknocklaceratedlay awaylay to restlet offlope
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lungemaelstrommangledmaximum speedmortar barragemushroommutilatednormal barrageoccultopen throttleoutbreakoutburstparoxysmpashpitchplantplungepoppotherpunctureput awayraceraprapidsrentreportrestlessnessriftripriveroundrumblerunrupturerupturedrushsallysalvoscaldedscalescamperscenescorchedscramblescreenscudscurryscuttlesecreteseizuresepulchersepultureset offshattershatteredshivershootshotshowerslamslapslashslashedslatsliceslitsmacksmashsmashedsmattersmoldersnapspasmspatspatespewsplatsplintersplitsplurgesprayspring a leaksprintsprungspurtstanding barragestartstashstewstirstormswapsweatswirltapteartempestthe worse forthwackto doto-dotombtorntornadotorrenttouch offtrottumultunquietupheavalvolcanvolcanovolleyvortexweakenedwhackwhamwhapwhirlwhirlwindwhompwhopwide-open speedworseworse offworsened
Related word relations
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More general
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
More specific
12 entriesCollocations
8 entriesburst balloonburst of colorburst of energyburst of laughterburst of speedburst pipeenergy burstrapid burst
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
7 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 26 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- përplasje verb (to cause to burst)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- διασπάω verb (to cause to burst)
Bulgarian
2 entries- взривявам verb (to cause to burst)
- пръсвам verb (to cause to burst)
Catalan
2 entries- esclatar verb (to cause to burst)
- esquerdar verb (to cause to burst)
Dutch
1 entries- doen barsten verb (to cause to burst)
Finnish
3 entries- halkaista verb (to cause to burst)
- puhkaista verb (to cause to burst)
- räjäyttää verb (to cause to burst)
French
3 entries- briser verb (to cause to burst)
- faire éclater verb (to cause to burst)
- rompre verb (to cause to burst)
German
1 entries- sprengen verb (to cause to burst)
Greek
1 entries- σκάω verb (to cause to burst)
Hungarian
3 entries- kidurrant verb (to cause to burst)
- kipukkaszt verb (to cause to burst)
- szétpukkaszt verb (to cause to burst)
Indonesian
2 entries- meletup verb (to cause to burst)
- meletus verb (to cause to burst)
Irish
1 entries- pléasc verb (to cause to burst)
Italian
3 entries- far scoppiare verb (to cause to burst)
- separare verb (to cause to burst)
- strappare verb (to cause to burst)
Latin
1 entries- dīrumpō verb (to cause to burst)
Low German
1 entries- doon barsten verb (to cause to burst)
Middle English
1 entries- bresten verb (to cause to burst)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- tweirieten verb (to cause to burst)
Portuguese
1 entries- estourar verb (to cause to burst)
Russian
4 entries- ло́пать verb (to cause to burst)
- ло́пнуть verb (to cause to burst)
- разорва́ть verb (to cause to burst)
- разрыва́ть verb (to cause to burst)
Spanish
2 entries- reventar verb (to cause to burst)
- romper verb (to cause to burst)
Swahili
1 entries- kukata verb (to cause to burst)
Swedish
1 entries- spräcka verb (to cause to burst)
Telugu
1 entries- పగలగొట్టు verb (to cause to burst)
Turkish
1 entries- patlatmak verb (to cause to burst)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bể verb (to cause to burst)
- làm bể verb (to cause to burst)
Welsh
2 entries- byrstio verb (to cause to burst)
- ffrwydro verb (to cause to burst)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
As soon as he entered the classroom, our teacher burst into angry speech.
Source: tatoeba (19034)
The burglar burst into his house.
Source: tatoeba (19211)
I burst into tears.
Source: tatoeba (19615)
Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.