blurt
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have blurtedperfect
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has blurtedperfect 3rd person singular
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has been blurtingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are blurtingprogressive
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am blurtingprogressive 1st person singular
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blurtingparticiple
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is blurtingprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been blurtingperfect progressive
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blurtssingular 3rd person
Past
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had blurtedperfect
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were blurtingprogressive plural
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blurtedsimple
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blurtedparticiple
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had been blurtingperfect progressive
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was blurtingprogressive singular
Future
Etymology
Origin of blurt
First recorded in 1565–75; apparently imitative
Explanation
If you blurt something out, you're speaking abruptly and without thinking about what you're saying. Usually, when you blurt something, you end up regretting it. Saying something without considering your words can end up making you feel stupid or hurting someone's feelings — just imagine what might happen if you were to blurt out what you really think about your grandmother's cooking. The best thing about the word blurt is that it's onomatopoeic, or a word that sounds exactly like what it means.
Vocabulary lists containing blurt
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Example Sentences
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"If I see something on Instagram I'm not going to tell someone or blurt it out to the team because they don't want to see it. I think it's a personal preference."
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
The humor comes off like a wallflower at a party who is racing with so many awkward thoughts that when it’s finally time to speak, they blurt out something rude.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
Any mind blurt or ridiculous thought that minnowed behind our eyeballs Midjourney absorbed and spat out.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025
She didn't blurt out anything crazy or storm out of the room; however, she was devastated.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
I look at him and blurt out, “What’s going on with you and my dad?”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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