blurt
An abrupt outburstAn abrupt outburst.
Meaning
1 sensesAn abrupt outburst.
Examples
15 sentencesI almost blurted out the truth.
ruЯ чуть не проболтался. — marafon
William quickly blurted out his name.
Donald blurted the first thing that came to mind.
Yuri turned to the camera and blurted out insults.
I quietly helped a jerk and he blurted it out.
Origin
Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry outPossibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.
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