burst
verb (used without object)
to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence.
am bursting
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present progressiveof burst (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“From the inside, I am bursting with pride for all the people of Kherson who have endured this,” he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
“From the inside, I am bursting with pride for all the people of Kherson who have endured this.’
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
"I have never felt more alive, and I am bursting with ambition. I have never had a greater gift than this operation. I am going to make some great art, and I am so excited."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2019
I am bursting with anger and restrained indignation.
From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by Aimée G. Leffingwel McKenzie
At any rate, she had no pride; she did not try to conceal the sad condition of her heart; and this humiliating confession escapes her; "I am bursting with jealousy."
From Priests, Women, and Families by Jules Michelet
