burst out

verb

Etymology

Analytic form of the earlier outburst.

Definitions

  1. To appear suddenly from within something else.

    • Shouts and screams burst out from the television's speakers
    • They began scurrying to the sides, to make way for the rogue galaxy of bodies that had just burst out of the courtroom
  2. To display sudden powerful emotion.

    • My parents exchanged amused glances and burst out laughing.
  3. To speak emotionally or suddenly

    • 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA