blurt

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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.

Origin of blurt

First recorded in 1565–75; apparently imitative

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How to use blurt in a sentence

I happened to run into the superintendent the day we got the news, and blurted out a question in an unguarded moment.
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During the bus ride from Hanoi's airport I blurted out the whole story to Joanne.
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Members of the Grassy Sprain Country Club, near New York City, blurted out a story that had been on their minds for a month.
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Explaining why she had recently missed several days of shooting, Lohan blurted out the news that she had a miscarriage.
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Sher blurted out everything to his climbing partner, Karim Hayat, trying to explain what Karim already knew.
Death on Killer Mountain | Amanda Padoan | July 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Hesitatingly, and like a clumsy yokel, I blurted: I have been wondering whether you cared for the performance I gave?
The Fifth String | John Philip Sousa
A shiver ran through the people; and old Peyton blurted out, "I shall not go home to-night."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 | Various
"Yes; I mean—but then—my father might not like me to come and see you," blurted out Rhoda, with a sort of quiet desperation.
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"You make all the difference," she blurted out after another pause.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
"Well, I got to say it," Fred half groaned and half blurted.
Ramsey Milholland | Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for blurt

blurt

/ (blɜːt) /

verb

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

Origin of blurt

C16: probably of imitative origin

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