bursting
Meaning of bursting
verb, gerund or present participle
- 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
- issue suddenly and uncontrollably.
the words burst from him in an angry rush
- suddenly begin doing or producing something.
Sophie burst out laughing
she burst into tears
the aircraft burst into flames
- separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.
Old English berstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten .
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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:
Meaning break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts:
Meaning break or cause to break:
Meaning break or cause to break into fragments:
Meaning break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces:
Meaning shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited:
Meaning burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process:
Meaning explode or cause to explode:
Meaning put (someone or something) on land from a boat:
Meaning cry out suddenly in surprise, strong emotion, or pain:
Meaning (of a man or male animal) eject semen from the body at the moment of sexual climax:
Meaning (of a person) utter a loud cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion:
Meaning shout in a loud, sharp way:
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Words that rhyme with bursting
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