Definition of Blurt out

1. Verb. Utter impulsively. "They blurt out that there was a traffic accident "; "He blundered his stupid ideas"

Exact synonyms: Blunder, Blunder Out, Blurt, Ejaculate
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Ejaculation, Ejaculator

Definition of Blurt out

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To say suddenly, without thinking ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blurt Out

blurbs
blurred
blurredly
blurredness
blurrier
blurriest
blurrily
blurriness
blurrinesses
blurring
blurringly
blurry
blurs
blurse
blurt out (current term)
blurted
blurter
blurters
blurting
blurtings
blurts
blush
blush is off the peach
blush is off the rose
blush wine
blushed
blusher
blushers
blushes

Literary usage of Blurt out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of the Kaffir Language: Including the Xosa and Zulu Dialects by William Jafferd Davis (1872)
"... viz To blurt out a matter without due consideration. uku PECA, vtz To fold up as paper ; to turn down, as a leaf of a book ; to fold back, as wristbands ..."

2. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation, a Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"Smash up into atoms any brittle thing (ace.), as a piece of glass or calabash; make get blurted out (ie to blurt out) thoughtless unconsidered talk (cp. ..."

3. English Synonyms and Antonyms: With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald (1914)
"Blab aud blurt (commonly blurt out) refer to the letting out of what the lips can no longer keep in; blab, of a secret; blurt out, of passionate feeling. ..."

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