blurt

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English

WOTD – 21 July 2006

Etymology

Possibly imitative.

Pronunciation

Verb

blurt (third-person singular simple present blurts, present participle blurting, simple past and past participle blurted)

  1. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
    Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.
    • 2023 September 30, HarryBlank, “Meeting in the Middle”, in SCP Foundation‎, archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
      "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.

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Noun

blurt (plural blurts)

  1. An abrupt outburst.
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