blurt

blɜrt

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Conjugation

Definition of blurt - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

speak impulsivelysay something suddenly without careful consideration

She couldn't help but blurt out the secret..

blab

divulge

exclaim

disclosurereveal information impulsively

He blurted out the surprise party details.

disclose

divulge

exclaim

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blurt out

say something suddenly and without careful consideration

She blurted out the secret in the middle of the meeting..

Origin of blurt

Middle English, bleren (to bleat) + out (out)

Examples of blurt in a sentence

Don't blurt the surprise to anyone!
She blurted her secret during the meeting.
Without thinking, he blurted his feelings.

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French:laisser échapper, ...
German:herausplatzen, ausplaudern, ...
Italian:dire di colpo, spifferare, ...
Spanish:soltar, dejar escapar, ...
Portuguese:desabafar, revelar, ...
Chinese:脱口而出, 不假思索地说, ...
Japanese:うっかり言う, うっかり口にする, ...
Arabic:فَغَرَ, أفْصَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לִפְלוֹט, לִירוֹת מֵהַמּוֹתֶן, ...
Russian:выпалить, ...
Ukrainian:випалити, випалювати, ...
Hindi:अचानक बोल देना, बता देना, ...
Bengali:বেফাঁস বলে ফেলা, বলে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:deixar anar, esbombar, ...
Czech:vyhrknout, prozradit, ...
Danish:plapre ud, røbe, ...
Dutch:eruit flappen, verklappen, ...
Greek:ξεστομίζω, ξεφουρνίζω, ...
Hungarian:kibökni, elkotyogni, ...
Khmer:និយាយផុស, និយាយបែកធ្លាយ, ...
Korean:불쑥 말하다, 무심코 말하다, ...
Persian:بی‌اختیار گفتن, لو دادن, ...
Polish:wypaplać, wygadywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):soltar, revelar, ...
Romanian:a scăpa, a divulga, ...
Swedish:pladdra ur sig, avslöja, ...
Thai:พูดโพล่งออกมา, พูดพลั้ง, ...
Turkish:ağzından kaçırmak, ...
Vietnamese:thốt ra, buột miệng, ...

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