bursting

Plural: burstings

Verb

• come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
• burst outward, usually with noise
• move suddenly, energetically, or violently
• be in a state of movement or action
• emerge suddenly
• cause to burst
• break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
• present participle and gerund of burst

Adj

• Very eager (to do something).
• Urgently needing to urinate.
• So full (with something) as almost to erupt.

Noun

• The act by which something bursts.

Examples

• Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting.
• Her heart was bursting with repressed emotion.
• I was bursting to tell him the secret.
• the burstings of balloons
• The kid is bursting to go to the toilet.
• The newly stocked refrigerator is bursting with fresh vegetables.

Synonyms

abound, break, break open, bristle, burst, bust, collapse, erupt, explode, split, busting

Antonyms

implode

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