blurt
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blurt
- /ˈblɜːt/ UK
- /ˈblɝt/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
Possibly 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.
verb blurts · blurting · blurted
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[chiefly with out] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately.
Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.
Similar: blurt out
- To spurt. the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen
noun blurts
- An abrupt outburst.
Translations
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verb to speak suddenly and unadvisedly
| Español | soltar, espetar, encasquetar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내뱉다 naebaetda |
| 日本語 | 口走る kuchibashiru |
| 中文 | 脫口而出 /脱口而出 tuōkǒu'érchū, 走嘴 zǒuzuǐ |
| Français | lâcher, laisser échapper |
| Deutsch | herausplatzen, ausquatschen, ausplappern, raushauen |
| Italiano | blaterare |
| Русский | сболтну́ть sboltnútʹ, вы́палить výpalitʹ, прогова́риваться progovárivatʹsja, проговори́ться progovorítʹsja, проба́лтываться probáltyvatʹsja, проболта́ться proboltátʹsja |
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