blurt
verb (used with object)
to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed byout ).
have blurted
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present perfectof blurt.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He appears to have blurted out the overtime policy as part of what the Irish writer Fintan O’Toole aptly describes as “the surreal bricolage of his rally speeches.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
I don’t think lying is a good policy, and besides, our kids were right there and would have blurted out the truth.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2020
In his interviews on Fox, ABC, and CNN, Giuliani appears to have blurted out what he really thinks.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2018
She might have blurted out her compliment to excuse the blush, instead of the blush having followed the compliment.
From The Lion's Mouse by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
"It would have been simply giving away 'The Towers' to have blurted it all out then."
From Bluebell A Novel by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
