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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

Imperative
blurt
blurt
Present
I blurt
you blurt
he/she/it blurts
we blurt
you blurt
they blurt
Preterite
I blurted
you blurted
he/she/it blurted
we blurted
you blurted
they blurted
Present Continuous
I am blurting
you are blurting
he/she/it is blurting
we are blurting
you are blurting
they are blurting
Present Perfect
I have blurted
you have blurted
he/she/it has blurted
we have blurted
you have blurted
they have blurted
Past Continuous
I was blurting
you were blurting
he/she/it was blurting
we were blurting
you were blurting
they were blurting
Past Perfect
I had blurted
you had blurted
he/she/it had blurted
we had blurted
you had blurted
they had blurted
Future
I will blurt
you will blurt
he/she/it will blurt
we will blurt
you will blurt
they will blurt
Future Perfect
I will have blurted
you will have blurted
he/she/it will have blurted
we will have blurted
you will have blurted
they will have blurted
Future Continuous
I will be blurting
you will be blurting
he/she/it will be blurting
we will be blurting
you will be blurting
they will be blurting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blurting
you have been blurting
he/she/it has been blurting
we have been blurting
you have been blurting
they have been blurting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blurting
you will have been blurting
he/she/it will have been blurting
we will have been blurting
you will have been blurting
they will have been blurting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blurting
you had been blurting
he/she/it had been blurting
we had been blurting
you had been blurting
they had been blurting
Conditional
I would blurt
you would blurt
he/she/it would blurt
we would blurt
you would blurt
they would blurt
Past Conditional
I would have blurted
you would have blurted
he/she/it would have blurted
we would have blurted
you would have blurted
they would have blurted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.blurt - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
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blurt

verb
blurt 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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

blurt

verb
To speak suddenly or sharply, as from surprise or emotion.Also used with out:
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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 primeras
Collins 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 sepherausplatzen mit (inf)
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blurt

[blɜːt] vt (also blurt out) → spifferare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blurt

(bləːt) : blurt out
to say (something) suddenly. He blurted out the whole story.
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References in classic literature ?
He felt that there must be a reason for their strange activity and their inclination to keep hidden away and only a growing respect for Wing Biddlebaum kept him from blurting out the questions that were often in his mind.
'I have come to and fro, master, all through that time, when there was anything to tell, because I knew that you'd be angry with me if I stayed away,' said Hugh, blurting the words out, after an embarrassed silence; 'and because I wished to please you if I could, and not to have you go against me.
Think of blurting out in a restaurant 'I killed her.' It was too daring, too reckless.
However, the survey conducted by insurance broker GMHD.ie suggests it isn't just the behaviour of children that veers off course with 65% of adults admitting to blurting out a swear word while in the car with their little ones.
Gradually, the member's attention shifts to the chair and how far away it is, rather than the act of blurting something out.
Co-author, Dr Christine Merrell, director of Research and development at CEM, said: "Although it may seem disruptive, blurting out of answers clearly helps these pupils to learn.
"Although it may seem disruptive, blurting out of answers clearly helps these pupils to learn," the BBC quoted study co-author Christine Merrell as saying.
He took a deep breath before blurting: "The neighbours have complained about my urinating on their rockery and the language I used.
She was always blurting forth with quotes or esoteric information in an attempt to appear intelligent.
Aghast Judy, 58, who is used to Richard blurting out personal details on their Channel 4 show, said:
Paul is admonished to raise his hand to talk in class--but he can't stop himself from blurting out whatever he has to say--until moths begin fluttering each time he does so.
While Morgentaler himself undeniably has his ghoulish acolytes, as charismatic figureheads go, he's a pretty damp squib, lacking both charm and eloquence, and given to blurting poisonous, insupportable, and self-promoting bromides about how much his work as a foetus liquidator has driven down crime rates in contemporary Canadian society.