/ˈblɜːt/, /ˈblɝt/
OriginPossibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.
- To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
“Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.”
“"Who are you?!" he blurted into the woman's palm, and she shook it off in obvious disgust, wiping spittle onto his D-class uniform.”
- informal, uncommonTo spurt.
“the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen”
“Blurted tea onto the monitor at FAL being "satisfying" and Brine's reaction . . .”
Formsblurts(present, singular, third-person) · blurting(participle, present) · blurted(participle, past) · blurted(past) · blurts(plural)