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starbursted

starbursted is the simple past and past participle of starburst.

Meaning of starburst

Verb

starburst (third-person singular simple present starbursts, present participle starbursting, simple past and past participle starbursted)

  1. To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.
  2. To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.
  3. To make a starburst pattern.
    • The faint light from the sky starbursted on a tear. Suddenly there was something appallingly human about her.1998, Graham Joyce, The Tooth Fairy

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Questions about starbursted

What is starbursted the simple past and past participle of?
Starbursted is the simple past and past participle of starburst.

Words near starbursted in the dictionary

  1. starburst
  2. starburst display
  3. starburst displays
  4. starburst galaxies
  5. starburst galaxy
  6. starbursted
  7. starbursting
  8. starbursts
  9. starcast
  10. starcasts
  11. starch

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