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bursting a blood vessel

bursting a blood vessel is the present participle and gerund of burst a blood vessel.

Meaning of burst a blood vessel

Verb

burst a blood vessel (third-person singular simple present bursts a blood vessel, present participle bursting a blood vessel, simple past and past participle burst a blood vessel)

  1. (figuratively) To become so furious that one loses control.

Questions about bursting a blood vessel

What is bursting a blood vessel the present participle and gerund of?
Bursting a blood vessel is the present participle and gerund of burst a blood vessel.

Words near bursting a blood vessel in the dictionary

  1. burstily
  2. burstin'
  3. burstiness
  4. burstinesses
  5. bursting
  6. bursting a blood vessel
  7. bursting at the seams
  8. bursting forth
  9. bursting in
  10. bursting into
  11. bursting into flames

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