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单词 blurt
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(blɜːʳt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense blurts, present participle blurting, past tense, past participle blurted
verb
If someone blurts something, they say it suddenly, after trying hard to keep quiet or to keep it secret.
'I was looking for Sally', he blurted, and his eyes filled with tears. [VERB with quote]
[Also VERB that]
Phrasal verbs:
See blurt out

blurt in British English

(blɜːt)
verb
(transitive; often foll by out)
to utter suddenly and involuntarily
Word origin
C16: probably of imitative origin

blurt in American English

(blɜrt)
verb transitive
to say suddenly, without stopping to think
often with out
Word origin
16th-17th c.; prob. echoic

Examples of 'blurt' in a sentence
blurt

Then he just blurted out that he had a wife.
The Sun (2015)
He had just blurted out his frustrations as only a meeting of ministers allows.
Christianity Today (2000)
On the way home he suddenly blurted out that he fancied me.
The Sun (2007)
Then she just blurted it out.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Recently he blurted out 'I need space!
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It should have been an easy conversation but I just blurted it out.
The Sun (2013)
She allegedly blurted out: 'I knew where she was all the time.
The Sun (2008)
So after a few drinks, I just blurted it out and tried to make a joke of it.
The Sun (2015)
I was so emotional I could easily have blurted out something that would have got a million complaints.
The Sun (2010)

In other languages
blurt

British English: blurt VERB
If someone blurts something, they say it suddenly, after trying hard to keep quiet or to keep it secret.
I was looking for my daughter,' he blurted, and his eyes filled with tears.
  • American English: blurt
  • Brazilian Portuguese: deixar escapar
  • Chinese: > 脱口说出将秘密
  • European Spanish: dejar escapar
  • French: lâcher
  • German: herausplatzen
  • Italian: farsi scappare
  • Japanese: 口走る
  • Korean: 불쑥 말하다
  • European Portuguese: deixar escapar
  • Latin American Spanish: dejar escapar

phrasal verb

See blurt something out

Nearby words of
blurt

  • bluntness
  • blur
  • blurred
  • blurt
  • blurt something out
  • blush
  • blushing

Related terms of
blurt

  • blurt something out

Synonyms of 'blurt'

blurt

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