[
UK
/bˈɜːst/
]
[ US /ˈbɝst/ ]
[ US /ˈbɝst/ ]
NOUN
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rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise -
the act of exploding or bursting
the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft -
a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
a burst of applause
a fit of housecleaning -
a sudden intense happening
a burst of lightning
an outburst of heavy rain
VERB
-
be in a state of movement or action
The room abounded with screaming children
The garden bristled with toddlers -
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
The bubble burst -
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
The dam burst -
emerge suddenly
The sun burst into view -
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
erupt in anger
break into tears
break into tears -
burst outward, usually with noise
The champagne bottle exploded -
cause to burst
The ice broke the pipe -
move suddenly, energetically, or violently
He burst out of the house into the cool night
How To Use burst In A Sentence
- We had been talking and laughing a great deal for more than half an hour when suddenly the lady burst into tears.
- They soon added a try when one of their strong running centres burst through some ineffectual tackling to score under the posts.
- Better to wait until bubbles burst and manage the consequences, softening the economic blow by loosening monetary policy very quickly.
- And while they were in the midst of their banqueting, the door was suddenly burst open, and the Dagda stood there, with his men.
- A cornucopia of flowers bursts through rockery walls. What Does A $75 Million Luxury House Look Like?
- Every so often a rabbit would make a desperate, lung-bursting bid for freedom, only to provide an easy target for the twelve-bores.
- The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does not stand up for him when another blames him, the man who angles for bursts of laughter and for the repute of a wit, who can invent what he never saw, who cannot keep a secret - that man is black at heart: mark and avoid him. Northern Rock - Pay staff a bonus with public cash.
- But the outburst served to confirm the extent of his alienation from reality.
- Suzy Menkes noted in an article that the jewels the Duchess of Windsor gave Princess Michael included: ‘a gold sunburst suite set with pearls and a pair of emerald panther earrings.’
- Some of his more drunken friends burst into song.