Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bursting

/ˈbɝstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: burst-ing
IPA: /ˈbɝstɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very eager (to do something).

adj

Urgently needing to urinate.

adj

So full (with something) as almost to erupt.

verb

present participle and gerund of burst

noun

The act by which something bursts.

Example Sentences

"I was bursting to tell him the secret."
"Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting."
"The kid is bursting to go to the toilet."
"The newly stocked refrigerator is bursting with fresh vegetables."
"Her heart was bursting with repressed emotion."
"the burstings of balloons"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɝstɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbɜːstɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more bursting (comparative) most bursting (superlative) burstings (plural)

Derived Forms

burstingly nonbursting outbursting superbursting upbursting

Phrases

bursting point bursting pressure pipe bursting

Synonyms

busting

Rhymes With

thirsting kersting

Questions

How do you pronounce bursting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɝstɪŋ/.
What does bursting mean?: Very eager (to do something).

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