MEANING
To say something suddenly, without thinking about whether it should be said.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- blurt out the truth
- blurt an answer
On the page
Before he could stop himself, he blurted out the address.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- blurt
- Past tense
- blurted
- Past participle
- blurted
- Present participle
- blurting
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- blurt
- Present continuous
- am/is/are blurting
- Present perfect
- have/has blurted
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been blurting
- Past
- blurted
- Past continuous
- was/were blurting
- Past perfect
- had blurted
- Past perfect continuous
- had been blurting
- Future
- will blurt
- Future continuous
- will be blurting
- Future perfect
- will have blurted
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been blurting
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: blurt; blurts; blurted; blurted; blurting Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: blurts.
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