verb / noun
blurt
BLURT/blɜːrt/
A sudden utterance made without thinking.
She blurts out the surprise before anyone can stop her.
Etymology
Blurt is probably sound-imitative rather than built from identifiable roots. Its recorded meaning already involved sudden or inadvertent utterance—the idea of words coming out before the speaker has planned them.
In context
processing the thoughts in my head which is what I do in sessions I don't just like blurt out every stupid line I think of
More examples
- He regretted his awkward blurt of excitement.
- The child blurted the answer without raising her hand.
- They kept blurting questions during the announcement.
Forms
blurt · blurts · blurted · blurting