blurt

CEFRC2

/ˈblɜːt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To say something suddenly without thinking.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    An abrupt outburst.

Examples

  • I'm not going to carelessly blurt out something that would cause trouble!

  • This guy waits in line at movie theatres just so he can blurt out spoilers.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To spurt.

  2. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He tends to blank out the answer before the teacher finishes the question.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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.