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Definition of Burst forth

1. Verb. Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone). "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"

2. Verb. Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise. "His anger exploded"

3. Verb. Come into or as if into flower. "These manifestations effloresced in the past"

Definition of Burst forth

1. Verb. To erupt ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Burst Forth

bursectomy burseed burseeds burses bursiculate bursiform bursitides bursitis bursitises bursolith

bursopathies bursopathy bursotomy burst burst forming unit burst forth (current term) burst in burst in on burst number burst out

burst out laughing burst size burst someone's bubble burst upon burstable bursted bursten burstenness burster bursters

Literary usage of Burst forth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1849)
"Then sparks of fire were seen to dart, and sounds as of dreadful thunder were heard to burst forth from the blows of swords against helmeted heads; ..."

2. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Roger, Matthew Paris (1849)
"Then sparks of fire were seen to dart, and sounds as of dreadful thunder were heard to burst forth from the blows of swords against helmeted heads; ..."

3. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"... that the water burst forth (as some said, from the concealed gulfs of the infernal regions), and overflowed all the meadows and destroyed all the crops ..."

4. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"... the like fury burst forth in Mack's army. His soldiers, instead of charging their misfortunes to their own cowardice, were incensed against their ..."

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