estallar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From metathesis of older *astellar, from astilla (“splinter”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: es‧ta‧llar === Verb === estallar (first-person singular present estallo, first-person singular preterite estallé, past participle estallado) (intransitive) to explode, to blow up, to burst Synonym: reventar estallar en llamas ― to burst into flames estallar en carcajadas ― to burst into laughter (intransitive) to crack (a whip) (intransitive, figurative) to break out, to erupt (said of a revolution, a war, a fire, or similar) (intransitive) to break loose (intransitive) to blow up, to blow one's top, to explode (transitive) to pop (e.g., a bubble, a balloon, a button, a question) (transitive) to blow up, to set off, to make explode (hacer + estallar) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “estallar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025