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blurt out

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  1. Say abruptly or inadvertently, utter without thinking. For example, Unfortunately he blurted out how much he hated formal dinners just as his hostess walked in. [Late 1500s]


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They stopped calling on Najya in class, making her “so frustrated that, waving her hand furiously, she began to blurt out the answers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

I was just like, trying not to be a stuttering idiot, trying not to blurt out, “I love ‘Pretty Woman’!”

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025

Asked how he felt at the end, a near-delirious Dudamel could barely blurt out “craaaazzzy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025

I blurt out in horror at my own comparative inadequacies on the romantic postal front.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023

I blurt out, cutting right to the point.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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