blurted; blurting; blurts
: to utter abruptly and impulsively
—usually used with out
blurter
noun
Examples of blurt in a Sentence
“Gosh, you look awful!” she blurted.
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Some volatile combination of frustration, grief, anger, and conscience results in Stuart blurting out that Billie and the president should move on from Kate as a VP candidate.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
That didn't detract from the energy as tens of thousands of Swifties blurted out nearly every word to the expansive set list, and many stuck around afterward to pick up individual confetti pieces off the floor.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
But the sheer volume of impractical, implausible, and mutually exclusive proposals that often seem to be blurted out on a whim is simply unbelievable.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
His Benji is full of beans, often blurting out the wrong thing that somehow, mysteriously, ends up being the right thing.
—TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
That didn't detract from the energy as tens of thousands of Swifties blurted out nearly every word to the expansive set list, and many stuck around afterward to pick up individual confetti pieces off the floor.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
But the sheer volume of impractical, implausible, and mutually exclusive proposals that often seem to be blurted out on a whim is simply unbelievable.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
His Benji is full of beans, often blurting out the wrong thing that somehow, mysteriously, ends up being the right thing.
—TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Blurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurt. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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blurt
verb
: to say suddenly and without thinking
—usually used with out
blurt out a secret
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