blurt

[blurt]

verb (used with object)

1. to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed byout ).

   He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.

noun

1. an abrupt utterance.

blurt

/ blɜːt /

verb

1. to utter suddenly and involuntarily

Word History and Origins

Origin of blurt¹

First recorded in 1565–75; apparently imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of blurt¹

C16: probably of imitative origin

Example Sentences

When the woman at the agency reveals that all mortgage-backed bonds get AAA ratings, she blurts out that if she doesn’t give the banks the ratings they want, they’ll take their business elsewhere.

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"She was just crying down the phone, blurting it out in such terror and torment," Ms Will told the BBC.

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One of them blurts out before others begin to chime in, laughing.

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There, at the worst possible time, Isaac blurts he doesn’t want to commit.

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Sometimes Marten and Gordon would abruptly blurt things out from the dock when they took issue with the evidence.

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