Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bursting point

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: burst-ing -point
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point at which capacity is exceeded and something cannot take any more.

noun

The point at which emotional self-control is lost.

Example Sentences

"Third class carriages have wooden seats and centre corridors; they are always crammed to bursting point."
""HS2 is based on the West Coast Main Line bursting at the seams. Both that and the East Coast Main Line are at bursting point for capacity."

Questions

What does bursting point mean?: The point at which capacity is exceeded and something cannot take any more.

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