burst
verb (used without object)
to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence.
bursting
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present participleof burst.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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His music sometimes reminds me of a multitude of wheels within one encompassing wheel—a sort of kaleidoscopic stasis that is actually bursting with variety and activity within.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Leipzig, bursting like Boston with young people, has become a German tech hub, it too could have used a whirl with democratic AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
That’s why any major pullback or bear market in stocks “will rock the economy,” she said, pointing to the 2001 recession that followed the bursting of the dot-com bubble.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The bursting of a real estate bubble sparked the "collapse" of construction and "the destruction of a million jobs" in the sector, Galindo told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
He eases the bag open, its paper corners crinkling, steam bursting through the ripped opening.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
