blurt
/ˈblɝt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.48 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
Example Sentences
- "Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind."
- ""Who are you?!" he blurted into the woman's palm, and she shook it off in obvious disgust, wiping spittle onto his D-class uniform."
- "the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen"
- "Blurted tea onto the monitor at FAL being "satisfying" and Brine's reaction . . ."
Etymology
Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblɝt/
- British English: /ˈblɜːt/