burst
noun/bɜːst/
/bɜːrst/
- a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly
- a sudden burst of activity/energy/laughter
- in bursts I tend to work in bursts.
- Her breath was coming in short bursts.
- There was a spontaneous burst of applause.
Extra Examples- an intense burst of anger
- I had a sudden burst of energy and cleaned the house from top to bottom.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- short
- sudden
- quick
- …
- in bursts
- burst of
- an occasion when something bursts; the hole left where something has burst
- a burst in a water pipe
- a short series of shots from a gun
- frequent bursts of machine-gun fire
- a rapid burst of gunfire
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- short
- sudden
- quick
- …
- in bursts
- burst of
Word OriginOld English berstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten.
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