blurt
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blurt
(blûrt)tr.v. blurt·ed, blurt·ing, blurts
To utter suddenly and impulsively: blurt a confession.
[Probably imitative.]
blurt′er n.
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blurt
(blɜːt)vb
(often foll by: out) to utter suddenly and involuntarily
[C16: probably of imitative origin]
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blurt
(blɜrt)v.t.
to utter suddenly and impulsively or inadvertently (usu. fol. by out).
[1565–75; appar. imitative]
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blurt
Past participle: blurted
Gerund: blurting
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Verb | 1. | blurt - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" |
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blurt
verbblurt something out tell, reveal, give away, cry, exclaim, leak, spill, disclose, come out with, let out, spout (informal), babble, divulge, let slip, blab, utter suddenly Over the food, Richard blurted out what was on his mind.
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blurt
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Translations
يُفْشي سِرّا، يَقولُ فَجْأَةً
vyhrknoutvyžvanit
buse ud medrøbe
missa út úr sér
išplepėtiišpyškinti
izpļāpāt
söyleyivermekyumurtlamak
blurt
[blɜːt] VT to blurt out [+ secret] → dejar escapar; [+ whole story] → contar de buenas a primerasCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
blurt (out)
vt sep → herausplatzen mit (inf)
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blurt
(bləːt) : blurt out to say (something) suddenly. He blurted out the whole story.
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