"blurt" meaning in English

See blurt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈblɜːt/ [UK], /ˈblɝt/ [US] Audio: en-us-blurt.ogg [US], en-au-blurt.ogg [Australia] Forms: blurt [canonical], blurts [third-person, singular], blurted [past], blurted [past, participle], blurting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you blurt something out, then you are speaking quickly without thinking.
    Sense id: simple-blurt-en-verb--MFpLOSQ
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