blurt out

verb

To say suddenly, without thinking

“When in court, it is inadvisable to blurt out the first thing you think of. Instead, take time to construct coherent sentences.”

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Meanings

verbblurt out (third-person singular simple present blurts out, present participle blurting out, simple past and past participle blurted out)

present singular third person blurts out · participle present blurting out · participle past blurted out · past blurted out

  1. idiomaticTo say suddenly, without thinking

    When in court, it is inadvisable to blurt out the first thing you think of. Instead, take time to construct coherent sentences.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbutter impulsively

Similar
blurtblunder outblunderejaculate
Broader
talkspeakutter
Also see
blunderblurtejaculate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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