- blurt
- blurt (v.) 1570s, probably echoic. Related: blurted; blurting. As a noun, 1570s, probably from the verb.
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Blurt — Origin United Kingdom Genres Avant garde, Experimental rock, Art rock, Psychedelic rock Years active 1979–present Associated acts Quintessence … Wikipedia
Blurt — est un groupe musical fondé par le poete et saxophoniste Ted Milton en 1979 à Stroud, Gloucestershire. Le trio Blurt a survécu à plus de vingt ans de tournées et presque autant de disques. Mené par le poète Ted Milton, Blurt s’aventure dans des… … Wikipédia en Français
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. [1913 Webster] Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blurt — UK [blɜː(r)t] / US [blɜrt] or blurt out UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms blurt : present tense I/you/we/they blurt he/she/it blurts present participle blurting past tense blurted past participle blurted to say something suddenly and without… … English dictionary
blurt — [blə:t US blə:rt] v blurt out [blurt sth<=>out] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from the sound of sudden speech] to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited ▪ Peter blurted the news… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blurt — [ blɜrt ] or ,blurt out verb transitive to say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited: She blurted out his name, then gasped as she realized what she d done … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Blurt — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) No Wave, Punk Gründung 1979 Website tedmilto … Deutsch Wikipedia
blurt — index interject Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blurt — something out … Thesaurus of popular words
blurt — [v] utter suddenly babble, betray, blab, burst out with, call out, come out with, cry out, disclose, divulge, exclaim, give away, jabber, leak, let on, let out, let slip, let the cat ouf of the bag*, reveal, run off at the mouth*, spill the… … New thesaurus
