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bursts in

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

Meaning of burst in

Verb

burst in (third-person singular simple present bursts in, present participle bursting in, simple past and past participle burst in or (nonstandard) bursted in)

  1. (idiomatic) to enter suddenly and unexpectedly
    • One of the editors, who had promised not to show any footage of Teresa, didn't keep his promise; and who but the members of the BS Club would take notice of the woman taking a bath in Wanda's circular bathtub as Rolf, who had burst in on her unannounced (“that's the nature of opportunists,”...2009 October 19, Kelly Huddleston, Alone in the Company of Others: A Novel, Open Books, →ISBN

Questions about bursts in

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

Words near bursts in in the dictionary

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

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