Word a Day
blurt
What does blurt mean?
blurt (verb): To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce blurt?
/blɝt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does blurt come from?
Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “blurt” mean?
to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will
Not quite: that's what coerce means.
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately
Right! That's what “blurt” means.
to include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain
Not quite: that's what encompass means.
to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out
Not quite: that's what protrude means.
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