Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb burst_out

3 senses of burst out

Sense 1
burst out -- (give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out")
       => express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")

Sense 2
pop out, burst out -- (appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley")
       => appear -- (come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon")

Sense 3
erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out -- (erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism")
       => intensify, deepen -- (become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan")