blurt

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblɜːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblɝt/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t === Verb === blurt (third-person singular simple present blurts, present participle blurting, simple past and past participle blurted) To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. Synonym: jerk (uncommon, informal) To spurt. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== blirt blirty ==== Translations ==== === Noun === blurt (plural blurts) An abrupt outburst.