Definition of Burst forth

1. Verb. Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone). "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"

Exact synonyms: Leap Out, Rush Out, Sally Out
Generic synonyms: Appear

2. Verb. Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise. "His anger exploded"
Exact synonyms: Break Loose, Explode
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Explosion

3. Verb. Come into or as if into flower. "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
Exact synonyms: Effloresce
Generic synonyms: Bloom, Blossom, Flower
Derivative terms: Efflorescence, Efflorescent

Definition of Burst forth

1. Verb. To erupt ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burst Forth

bursectomy
burseed
burseeds
burses
bursiculate
bursiform
bursitides
bursitis
bursitises
bursolith
bursopathies
bursopathy
bursotomy
burst
burst forming unit
burst forth (current term)
burst in
burst in on
burst number
burst out
burst out laughing
burst size
burst someone's bubble
burst upon
burstable
bursted
bursten
burstenness
burster
bursters

Literary usage of Burst forth

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

1. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1849)
"Then sparks of fire were seen to dart, and sounds as of dreadful thunder were heard to burst forth from the blows of swords against helmeted heads; ..."

2. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Roger, Matthew Paris (1849)
"Then sparks of fire were seen to dart, and sounds as of dreadful thunder were heard to burst forth from the blows of swords against helmeted heads; ..."

3. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"... that the water burst forth (as some said, from the concealed gulfs of the infernal regions), and overflowed all the meadows and destroyed all the crops ..."

4. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"... the like fury burst forth in Mack's army. His soldiers, instead of charging their misfortunes to their own cowardice, were incensed against their ..."

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