Meaning of BLURT
| Pronunciation: | | blurt
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| | Definition: | | [v] utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret" |
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| | Synonyms: | | blunder out, blurt out, ejaculate |
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| | See Also: | | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | |
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| | Definition: | | \Blurt\ (bl[^u]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Blurting}.] [Cf. {Blare}.]
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge
inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.
Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those words
which afterward they forced to eat. --Hakewill.
{To blurt at}, to speak contemptuously of. [Obs.] --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | allude to, babble, be indiscreet, be unguarded, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blurt out, burst out, call attention to, comment, disclose, divulge, ejaculate, exclaim, give away, inform, inform on, interject, leak, let drop, let fall, let slip, make reference to, mention, muse, note, observe, opine, peach, rat, refer to, reflect, remark, reveal, reveal a secret, sing, speak, spill, spill the beans, squeal, stool, talk, tattle, tattle on, tell on, tell secrets, tell tales, utter |
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