blurt
verb (used with object)
to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed byout ).
blurted
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past participleof blurt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof blurt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
blurtverb (used with object)to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed byout ).
Example Sentences
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First, actor Richard E Grant was so giddy to have received the tap on the shoulder that he blurted out his supposedly secret status in episode two.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In tears, she blurted: “How can you say that? Do you understand what’s going on? I would do anything to get cured.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
That this didn’t happen has sparked a back-and-forth about culpability, with Deadline reporting BAFTA’s assurance that it made the BBC and the broadcast’s producers aware that the slur was audible shortly after Davidson blurted it.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Soon after, the star blurted out cooler gas measuring a temperature of 10,000 Kelvin moving super-slow at 70 kilometres per second.
From Space Scoop ● Nov. 19, 2025
“I can do the work,” I blurted out and then tried to pare back my own eagerness.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
