Blurt
to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed by out):
He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.
an abrupt utterance.
Historical Examples
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources James Wood
Lippincott’s Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 Various
The Wings of the Morning Louis Tracy
Ainslee’s, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Various
McClure’s Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. Various
Five Tales John Galsworthy
Vision House C. N. Williamson
Cape Cod Stories Joseph C. Lincoln
Shadows of Flames Amelie Rives
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Various
verb
(transitive) often foll by out. to utter suddenly and involuntarily
v.
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