blurt

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to utter impulsively

   They blurted out the answer before anyone had a chance to respond.

2. 2
   verb

   To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

   Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.

3. 3
   verb

   To spurt.

   the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen

4. 4
   noun

   An abrupt outburst.

Etymology

Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.