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am bursting
  • present progressive of burst (1st person singular).

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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, I shall go mad if I do not tell some one.

From The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas by Aldridge, Janet

Here I am bursting with news, and absolutely no one to tell it to!

From Secret Adversary by Christie, Agatha