bursting

Meaning of bursting

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure.
    one of the balloons burst
    the dam burst after days of torrential rain
  2. issue suddenly and uncontrollably.
    the words burst from him in an angry rush
  3. suddenly begin doing or producing something.
    Sophie burst out laughing
    she burst into tears
    the aircraft burst into flames
  4. separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.

Old English berstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten .

Information about bursting

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of bursting

burst-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • bursting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

bursting synonyms

Meaning (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly:

rupture

Meaning break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts:

crack

Meaning break or cause to break:

fracture

Meaning break or cause to break into fragments:

fragment

Meaning break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces:

shatter

Meaning shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited:

shiver

Meaning burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process:

explode

Meaning explode or cause to explode:

detonate

Meaning put (someone or something) on land from a boat:

land

Meaning cry out suddenly in surprise, strong emotion, or pain:

exclaim

Meaning (of a man or male animal) eject semen from the body at the moment of sexual climax:

ejaculate

Meaning (of a person) utter a loud cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion:

shout

Meaning shout in a loud, sharp way:

yell

Anagrams of bursting

brusting, brutings

Words that rhyme with bursting

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