blurt
verb (used with object)
to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed byout ).
had blurted
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past perfectof blurt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At a restaurant during Thanksgiving, I had blurted it out to my father, asking him not to tell anyone, which had gone better than I expected.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
So when the call came in the moments after Sunday’s fight and Richard Jr. had blurted the words, “Pops, I didn’t do it,” Richard Sr. didn’t talk about the plan or the opportunity missed.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2021
A few years later, a second cat — a present for my new husband Drew, to whom I had blurted a no-kids warning early in our relationship.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2016
It was after I had blurted that out that I saw the price tag, and I almost stopped the woman as she ran my debit card, but some part of me wouldn't let myself.
From The Verge ● Sep. 13, 2015
Then her face reddened with a blush at what she had blurted, at the implication of her answer, that “Amir Conversations” took place between them when I wasn’t there.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
