blurt

[ blurt ]

/ blɜrt /

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verb (used with object)

to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed by out): He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.

noun

an abrupt utterance.

Nearby words

blunt duct adenosis, blunthead, blur, blurb, blurry, blurt, blurt out, blush, blush wine, blush-on, blusher

Origin of blurt

First recorded in 1565–75; apparently imitative

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Examples from the Web for blurt

But after a few seconds he managed to blurt out: "It's your husband's house."
Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess|Henry W. Fischer
Go right up to him and blurt it out; hes good natured, Ill bet a dollar, chimed in the gentleman.
Twenty Years in Europe|Samuel H. M. Byers
You must not meet Paw; you'll blurt out everything to him; I know you!
Selected Stories|Bret Harte
I either forget what I am told, or I blurt it out to the next person I come across.
The Girls of St. Wode's|L. T. Meade

Mr Blurt took one of her hands in his, and looked at her earnestly.
Post Haste|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for blurt

blurt

/ (blɜːt) /

verb

(tr often foll by out) to utter suddenly and involuntarily

Word Origin for blurt

C16: probably of imitative origin

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blurt

verb (used with object)

noun

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blurt

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