burst forth
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Definition
- Verb:
- To emerge or appear suddenly and often with force: To come out or become visible in a rapid, energetic, or violent manner.
- To begin to bloom or flower suddenly: Used literally for plants coming into bloom, or figuratively for something developing or appearing abruptly.
- To exclaim or speak out suddenly and emotionally: To utter words in a sudden, uncontrolled outburst.
Usage and Examples
- To emerge suddenly:
- The sun burst forth from behind the clouds.
- New ideas burst forth during the brainstorming session.
- To begin blooming:
- In spring, the tulips burst forth in a riot of color.
- To exclaim suddenly:
- "That's not fair!" she burst forth, unable to contain her frustration.
Advanced and Figurative Usage
- "to burst forth into song": To begin singing suddenly and with feeling.
- The crowd burst forth into song when the national anthem began.
- Used to describe the sudden appearance or release of natural phenomena, emotions, or creative energy.
- Creativity burst forth after she overcame her mental block.
Variants and Related Words
- Burst (verb): To break open or apart suddenly and violently, often from internal pressure. (e.g., )
- Forth (adverb): Forward in time, place, or order; out into view.
Synonyms
- Erupt: To burst out or break out suddenly.
- Emerge: To come out into view.
- Gush: To flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often used for liquids or emotions.
- Spring forth: To appear or originate suddenly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Burst out: Very similar in meaning, often used for sudden speech, laughter, or crying.
- He burst out laughing at the joke.
- Break forth: An older or more literary synonym meaning to emerge suddenly.
- Cheers broke forth from the audience.
Related Idioms
- "Burst onto the scene": To appear suddenly and make a strong impression in a particular field (e.g., art, music, sports).
- The young singer burst onto the scene with her debut album.
- While not an idiom with "burst forth" itself, the concept is central to idioms like "burst into bloom" (for flowers) or "burst into tears" (for sudden crying).
Verb
- come into or as if into flower
- These manifestations effloresced in the past
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- His anger exploded
- jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)
- The attackers leapt out from the bushes