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Webster 1913 Edition

Blurt

Blurt

(blûrt)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Blurted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Blurting
.]
[Cf.
Blare
.]
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; – commonly with
out
.
Others . . . can not hold, but
blurt
out, those words which afterward they are forced to eat.
Hakewill.
To blurt at
,
to speak contemptuously of.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Blurt

BLURT

,
Verb.
T.
[Allied probably to flirt, to throw.]
To throw out, or throw at random, hastily, or unadvisedly; to utter suddenly or inadvertently; commonly with out, and applied to words.

Definition 2024

blurt

blurt

English

Verb

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

  1. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
    Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.

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