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bursting out

bursting out is the present participle and gerund of burst out.

Meaning of burst out

Verb

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.
    • Shouts and screams burst out from the television's speakers2001, Matthew Reilly, Temple
  2. (intransitive) To display sudden powerful emotion.
    • My parents exchanged amused glances and burst out laughing.1993, Leslie Feinberg, Stone butch blues
  3. (intransitive) To speak emotionally or suddenly
    • As soon as the woman's back was turned, Joe burst out, "There, there! see what you've done with your damned foolishness."2007, Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Sport of the Gods

Questions about bursting out

What is bursting out the present participle and gerund of?
Bursting out is the present participle and gerund of burst out.

Words near bursting out in the dictionary

  1. bursting in
  2. bursting into
  3. bursting into flames
  4. bursting into flower
  5. bursting into tears
  6. bursting out
  7. bursting out laughing
  8. bursting point
  9. bursting pressure
  10. bursting pressures
  11. bursting someone's bubble

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