aburst
/əˈbɝst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Never was lovers’ ecstasy like theirs. They had not killed Love with kisses. They had quickened him by denial. And by denial they drove him on till he was all aburst with desire."
- "Despite the somber mood prevailing in most of the city, Carnegie Hall last night was aburst with sound, light and color as a rock ’n’ roll “circus” attracted about 2,000 listeners."
- "On the teak table stood two slender-necked blue vases Cohn had recently potted out of some rare lumps of clay, aburst with white fruit-tree blossoms he had painted on them."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English burst English aburst From a- + burst.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbɝst/
- British English: /əˈbɜːst/