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1. burst
verb. ['ˈbɝːst'] come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Burst
- guaranty-first
- unreimbursed
- interspersed
- unrehearsed
- reimbursed
- interfirst
- traversed
- submersed
- medfirst
- headfirst
- dispersed
- disbursed
- conversed
- reversed
- rehearsed
- immersed
- emersed
- coerced
- wurst
- worst
- werst
- versed
- thirst
- pursed
- nursed
- merced
- kirst
- kerst
- hurst
- huerst
How do you pronounce burst?
Pronounce burst as bərst.
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Sentences with burst
1. Adjective
Insulating pipes and keeping the heat on during a cold snap will help prevent burst pipes.
2. Noun, singular or mass
The two modes on the machine are continuous or burst.
3. Verb, base form
Smile away, but on the inside you're a stress bubble ready to burst.
4. Adverb
Once the blisters burst, the skin becomes crusted with brown scales.
Quotes about burst
1. In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
- Albert Schweitzer
2. Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
- Veronica Roth, Divergent
3. What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.
- Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. burst
verb. ['ˈbɝːst'] burst outward, usually with noise.
Synonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. burst
verb. ['ˈbɝːst'] force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up.
Synonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. burst
noun. ['ˈbɝːst'] the act of exploding or bursting.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. burst
verb. ['ˈbɝːst'] move suddenly, energetically, or violently.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. burst
verb. ['ˈbɝːst'] emerge suddenly.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. burst
verb. ['ˈbɝːst'] be in a state of movement or action.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. burst
noun. ['ˈbɝːst'] rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms.
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. burst
noun. ['ˈbɝːst'] a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason).
Synonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. burst
noun. ['ˈbɝːst'] a sudden intense happening.
Synonyms
Etymology
- bersten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- berstan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))