blurt
verb /blɜːt/
/blɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blurt | /blɜːt/ /blɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it blurts | /blɜːts/ /blɜːrts/ |
| past simple blurted | /ˈblɜːtɪd/ /ˈblɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle blurted | /ˈblɜːtɪd/ /ˈblɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form blurting | /ˈblɜːtɪŋ/ /ˈblɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- blurt something (out) | blurt that… | blurt what, how, etc… | + speech to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough
- She blurted it out before I could stop her.
- ‘She’s pregnant,’ Jack blurted.
- He blurted out the question without thinking.
Synonyms callcall- cry out
- exclaim
- blurt
- burst out
- call to shout or say something loudly to attract somebody’s attention:
- I thought I heard someone calling.
- cry out (something) to shout something loudly, especially when you need help or are in trouble:
- She cried out for help.
- I cried out his name.
- exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because of a strong emotion:
- ‘It isn’t fair!’ he exclaimed angrily.
- blurt to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough:
- He blurted out the answer without thinking.
- burst out to say something suddenly and loudly, especially with a lot of emotion:
- ‘He’s a bully!’ the little boy burst out.
- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out (something) to somebody
- to call/cry out for something
- to cry out/exclaim in/with something
- to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out/burst out suddenly
- to call/cry out/exclaim/burst out loudly
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlurt is used with these nouns as the object:- word
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably imitative.