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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After seeing it, she says, she ran into Chin and blurted out, “I’m so glad you’re alive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Then he blurted: “I wish we had never had camp that summer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 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
She said she blurted out "your book is not here".
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
“I’m going to nominate Courtney, too,” I blurted out, spilling everything right there on the gym yard.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
