blurt
to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed by out): He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.
an abrupt utterance.
Origin of blurt
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How to use blurt in a sentence
After all, what politician blurts out a major life decision while working a rope line?
Bill Clinton's McConnell Attack May Be What We'll Remember From the Steak Fry | Ben Jacobs | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith one press of her button, formerly silent Barbie blurts out, “Math class is tough!”
“You could put a cage around it, or an engine, everyone loves speed,” he blurts while jumping rope.
She blurts it out and… she shocked herself that she said that… It scares her so much, she jumps up and runs out of the room.
I wish you'd never dropped across her, and that she wasn't Jeanie's sister,' blurts out Jim.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
Listen to Peter as he eagerly blurts out, "Master, there's a big crowd down there, all asking for you."
Quiet Talks on Prayer | S. D. (Samuel Dickey) GordonBen Gillam, who has lugged himself from bed to the hearth for the first time since his freezing, blurts out a taunting laugh.
Heralds of Empire | Agnes C. LautIt stops and hesitates, and blurts out its notes like a stammerer; but when they do come they are marvelously clear and pure.
Fresh Fields | John BurroughsMilosh plucks up courage, thumps his chest and blurts out, "Wilt thou have me?"
Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith Durham
British Dictionary definitions for blurt
/ (blɜːt) /
(tr often foll by out) to utter suddenly and involuntarily
Origin of blurt
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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