Meaning

1 senses
  1. To erupt.

More definitions
  • come into or as if into flower
  • be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
  • jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Her tears burst forth.

  2. Shouts of joy burst forth.

    deFreudenschreie brachen aus. — Zaghawa

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  3. Suddenly, amid all the hubbub of the gale, there burst forth the wild scream of a terrified woman.

  4. His anger burst forth, crashing like a storm, but it was a desperate cry to express what his heart couldn’t articulate otherwise.

  5. It is wonderful to think of Spring, when the new buds of the persimmon burst forth.

Forms

bursts forth, bursting forth, burst forth, burst forth
Base formburst forth · to burst forth
3rd person singularbursts forth
Present participlebursting forth
Past simpleburst forth
Past participleburst forth

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyburst forth
he, she, itbursts forth

Past simpleLesson

all personsburst forth

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave burst forth
he, she, ithas burst forth

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill burst forth

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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