outburst
noun
a sudden and violent release or outpouring.
outbursts
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pluralof outburst.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her husky voice is familiar to pilots in Greek skies -- as are her outbursts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
But where once these kinds of outbursts would have made waves, they now seem to ripple at best.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Soprano Elizabeth Novella was a monochromatic Donna Anna, and exaggerated rubato often made her impassioned outbursts sag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
At its brightest, it reached a luminosity of approximately 3 × 1049 erg s-1, making it one of the brightest instantaneous outbursts ever recorded in the Universe.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Even G.’s pleading glances and my angry outbursts can’t calm them down.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
