blurt

«blurt» in Mova's school dictionary: To say something suddenly, without thinking first, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (blurt, blurts, blurted, blurting) — usually "blurt out"

meaning for a pupil

To say something suddenly, without thinking first, often something you should have kept secret. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories and everyday life when someone speaks too quickly: they blurt out the answer or a secret. It tells the reader the words came out without control. In class, blurting out answers means not putting your hand up. Phrases: blurt out, blurt out the answer, blurt out a secret.

examples

• Tom blurted out the answer before the teacher finished. tree →
• She blurted out the secret about the surprise party. tree →
• "I broke it!" he blurted. tree →
• Try not to blurt out; put your hand up. tree →
• I blurted out the first thing that came into my head. tree →
• He blurted out that he was scared. tree →
• Oops, I blurted out the ending of the film. tree →

note

Usually used with "out". Regular verb: blurted. Similar: burst out, let slip. Blurting is not lying; it is saying things too quickly.

In the corpora

• Many traditions treat a lie blurted out in panic differently from a planned deception; the vicar says Scripture leaves some mystery here.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blurt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.