"burst out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bursts out [present, singular, third-person], bursting out [participle, present], burst out [participle, past], burst out [past]
Etymology: Analytic form of the earlier outburst. Etymology templates: {{m|en|outburst#Verb}} outburst Head templates: {{en-verb|burst<,,burst> out}} burst out (third-person singular simple present bursts out, present participle bursting out, simple past and past participle burst out)
  1. (intransitive, literally) To appear suddenly from within something else. Tags: intransitive, literally Translations (to appear suddenly from within something else): purskahtaa (Finnish), syöksähtää (Finnish), ryöpsähtää (Finnish), hervorbrechen (German), herausbrechen (German), ērumpō (Latin), izbucni (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-burst_out-en-verb-HXhqd5zQ Disambiguation of 'to appear suddenly from within something else': 87 2 12
  2. (intransitive) To display sudden powerful emotion. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-burst_out-en-verb-HPBjywXN Disambiguation of Emotions: 0 84 16
  3. (intransitive) To speak emotionally or suddenly Tags: intransitive Translations (to speak emotionally or suddenly): taro allan (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-burst_out-en-verb--Vsodd0x Disambiguation of 'to speak emotionally or suddenly': 12 1 87

Inflected forms

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