burst
/bɜrst/
verb
- To break open or apart suddenly and violently, often from internal pressure.
- The water pipe burst in the cold weather, flooding the basement.
- The dam burst after days of heavy rain, sending water rushing downstream.
- A balloon will burst if you fill it with too much air.
- To come or go suddenly and with force.
- She burst through the door without knocking.
- The children burst into the room, laughing and shouting.
- Tears burst from her eyes when she heard the sad news.
- To be filled to the point of breaking or overflowing (often used figuratively).
- His heart was bursting with pride at his daughter's graduation.
- I ate so much at dinner that I felt like I would burst.
- The closet is bursting with clothes we never wear.
Antonyms
noun
- A sudden outbreak or explosion.
- A burst of laughter came from the audience during the comedy show.
- There was a loud burst of thunder that shook the house.
- The machine gun fired a short burst of bullets.
- A sudden, intense effort or activity.
- He finished the race with a final burst of speed.
- After a burst of energy, the toddler fell asleep on the floor.
- She wrote the entire essay in a burst of creativity.