outburst
/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/ verb C2- To burst out.
He/she/it outbursts · Past outburst · Past participle outburst · -ing form outbursting
Verb forms
- Base form
- outburst
- He/she/it
- outbursts
- Past
- outburst
- Past participle
- outburst
- -ing form
- outbursting
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
The minister quailed before this outburst of sarcasm.
If she has heard about your outburst to Mrs.
Barrymore hesitated for a moment, as if he regretted his outburst or found it difficult to express his own feelings in words.
Stapleton himself seems to have been capable of jealousy, and when he saw the baronet paying court to the lady, even though it was part of his own plan, still he could not help interrupting with a passionate outburst which revealed the fiery soul which his self-contained manner so cleverly concealed.
Other matches
Learn outburst in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.