blurt

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈblɝt/ UK /ˈblɜːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #30468

Meanings

1

verb
To say something suddenly and without thinking.

She blurted out the secret before she could stop herself.
2

noun
A sudden, unplanned remark.

His angry blurt surprised the whole room.

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Multiword verbs with blurt

blurt out Phrasal verb B2

to say something suddenly without first thinking about whether to say it

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Forms blurtedblurtingblurts

Derived forms blurtationblurterblurtingly

Related forms blirtblirty

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blurt out
to say something suddenly without first thinking about whether to say it

Verb + adverb

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.

blurden Middle English *blerten Middle English *blǣrettan Old English

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# blurt

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈblɝt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈblɜːt/
**Frequency rank:** 30468

## Meanings
1. To say something suddenly and without thinking.
2. A sudden, unplanned remark.

## Examples
- She blurted out the secret before she could stop herself.
- His angry blurt surprised the whole room.

## Derived Forms
- blurtation
- blurter
- blurtingly

## Related Forms
- blirt
- blirty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blurden
- Root: *blerten
- Root: *blǣrettan

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Blurt is 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.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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