Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Breaking forth; ready to burst or expand.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Urgently needing to urinate.
- verb Present participle of
burst ..
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Examples
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To use another cliché, you have taught me the true definition of the phrase "bursting with pride."
Jessica Levinson: Dear Legislators, Support Education and Avoid Being the Next Ozymandias, King of Kings Jessica Levinson 2011
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To use another cliché, you have taught me the true definition of the phrase "bursting with pride."
Jessica Levinson: Dear Legislators, Support Education and Avoid Being the Next Ozymandias, King of Kings Jessica Levinson 2011
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One minute more, and the feral roars of rage were again bursting from the crowd.
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949
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Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter.
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Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter.
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Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter.
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Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter.
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Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter.
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Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter.
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At each attempt they strained to the utmost with the paddles, and each time, with heads nigh to bursting from the effort, they were played out and swept back.
Trust 2010
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