Blurt Meaning
/ˈblɜːt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
verbTo spurt.
Sentence 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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He tends to ____ out the answer before the teacher finishes the question.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She had to ____ out the secret when she got too excited today city.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""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."
— 2023 September 30, HarryBlank, “Meeting in the Middle”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
"the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen"
— 2000, Kim Addonizio, “Like That”, in Tell Me:
"Blurted tea onto the monitor at FAL being "satisfying" and Brine's reaction . . ."
— 2016 December 11, steveski, “Poss. soiler for Sun. 11.12.16”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He tends to ____ out the answer before the teacher finishes the question.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She had to ____ out the secret when she got too excited today city.