Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To utter suddenly and impulsively.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sudden puff or emission of the breath, especially in contempt, as when saying “pooh.”
- To utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge unadvisedly: commonly with out.
- To treat contemptuously.
- To puff or emit the breath explosively as in sleep, or contemptuously as in saying “pooh”; puff in scorn or with a contemptuous expression of the lips.
- To burst out weeping.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.
- transitive verb [Obs.] to speak contemptuously of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
utter suddenly andunadvisedly ; to speakquickly or withoutthought ; todivulge inconsiderately — commonly without .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb utter impulsively
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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After a buzz: If consulting occurs, the consulting is then classified as a blurt as in previous rule, and 4 penalty points will be awarded to the opposing team.
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After a buzz: If consulting occurs, the consulting is then classified as a blurt as in previous rule, and 4 penalty points will be awarded to the opposing team.
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I was talking to Huffpo's Paul Abrams about McCain's recent random, counterproductive "blurt" about not wanting to talk to friend Spain and not talking to our enemies.
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Each change under full throttle is accompanied by a small "blurt" sound, as unburned petrol escapes into the exhaust system, only to explode in that heat.
unknown title 2009
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And the fact is that women just dig men who see clips of defenseless mother pigs stuffed in crates so small that they can't turn around, and then blurt out, "But, I love me some bacon!"
Josh Tetrick: Five Reasons Why Man = Meat Josh Tetrick 2011
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And the fact is that women just dig men who see clips of defenseless mother pigs stuffed in crates so small that they can't turn around, and then blurt out, "But, I love me some bacon!"
Josh Tetrick: Five Reasons Why Man = Meat Josh Tetrick 2011
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Then, with my arms over my head, mid-poker face from him, I decided this was the best possible time to blurt out, I had cancer.
Aisling Carroll: How I Date After Cancer Aisling Carroll 2011
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I just happen to blurt it out in my work like diarrhea.
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Would he blurt out as he reached for Byrne's hand, "I don't understand you?"
Two Poets Carol Reid 2011
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However, if, instead, you blurt out something in the comments here on the LJ, you will discover that I am far less receptive to your advice.
"Bathsheba of my choosing" ericmvan 2009
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