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burst out

verb

  1. blurt out
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Analytic form of the earlier outburst.

  1. To appear suddenly from within something else.

    Shouts and screams burst out from the television's speakers

    They began scurrying to the sides, to make way for the rogue galaxy of bodies that had just burst out of the courtroom

  2. To display sudden powerful emotion.

    My parents exchanged amused glances and burst out laughing.

  3. 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."