Past tense of blurt
regular verb
The past tense of blurt is blurted. The past participle is also blurted.
Forms of blurt
| Base form (V1) | blurt /ˈblɜːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | blurted |
| Past participle (V3) | blurted |
| Present participle | blurting |
| Third person singular | blurts |
Blurted in a sentence
- "Who are you?!" he blurted into the woman's palm, and she shook it off in obvious disgust, wiping spittle onto his D-class uniform.2023 September 30, HarryBlank, “Meeting in the Middle”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024
- Devine who wrote the Devine candlestick formula?” I blurted, not thinking it could be true.2014, Sarah Graves, Wreck the Halls. From the entry candlestick
- Then he blurted out: "Blime, choom, y' must 've 'ad a fair ——— of a 'ome-life!"'2013, Mark Johnston, “Introduction”, in Anzacs in the Middle East: Australian Soldiers, Their Allies and the Local People in World War II…. From the entry blimey
- Ryker stepped forward and blurted out the cliff notes of the current crisis.2012, Gary Wayne Clark, The Devolution Chronicles: Rise of the Chimera, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry cliff notes
- “This spiritling, as you call him, is Father's great work!” I blurted.2012, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Prospero in Hell: Prospero's Daughter. From the entry spiritling
Meaning of blurt
- verb To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
- verb To spurt.
- noun An abrupt outburst.
Questions about the past tense of blurt
- What is the past tense of blurt?
- The past tense of blurt is blurted.
- What is the past participle of blurt?
- The past participle of blurt is blurted.
- Is blurt a regular or irregular verb?
- Blurt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: blurt (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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