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Definition of Blurt
1. Verb. Utter impulsively. "They blurt that there was a traffic accident "; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Ejaculation, Ejaculator
Definition of Blurt
1. v. t. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.
Definition of Blurt
1. Verb. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blurt
1. to speak abruptly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blurt
Literary usage of Blurt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"... blurt, I., i. 1776. Cant. Sterne's Sent. Jour., zit). That every convivial
assistant should go home ..."
2. Specimens of the Elizabethan Drama from Lyly to Shirley, A.D. 1580-A.D. 1642 by William Henry Williams (1905)
"When he chooses, as in blurt, Master Constable, he can write romantic poetry,
... A. blurt, MASTER-CONSTABLE ACT III, Sc. I. Hippolito and Camillo, ..."
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