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bursts forth

bursts forth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burst forth.

Meaning of burst forth

Verb

burst forth (third-person singular simple present bursts forth, present participle bursting forth, simple past and past participle burst forth)

  1. (intransitive) To erupt.
    • I am inventing a language which must necessarily burst forth from a very new poetics, that could be defined in a couple of words: Paint, not the thing, but the effect it produces.1864, Stéphane Mallarmé, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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What is bursts forth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bursts forth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burst forth.

Words near bursts forth in the dictionary

  1. Burstons
  2. Burstow
  3. bursts
  4. bursts a blood vessel
  5. bursts at the seams
  6. bursts forth
  7. bursts in
  8. bursts into
  9. bursts into flame
  10. bursts into flames
  11. bursts into flower

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