Verb (used without object) : The bitter cold caused the pipes to burst. ,Oil burst to the surface. He burst through the doorway. ,to burst into applause; to burst into tears. ,The house was bursting with people. ,The sun burst through the clouds. From Dictionary.com.
Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Thy numerous streams, that bursting from the cliffs. From Wordnik.com. [Poems] Reference
True, though I think a bubble bursting is part of it as well. From Wordnik.com. [Question: “SO IS IT GOOD NEWS, OR BAD NEWS? U.S. gasoline price marks biggest drop ever.” « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy] Reference
My cries came in short bursting rhythm with the suction that seemed to want to empty me. From Wordnik.com. [Beauty's Punishment]
Usually we go home first and think about it overnight, and then come in bursting with ideas. From Wordnik.com. [The MythBusters Answer Your Questions - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
– Encased in scaffolding and bursting from a sweater they are the very apex of temptation. From Wordnik.com. [What a Let Down] Reference
"A-Rod" is making his best case for the award by bursting from a long slump over the weekend. From Wordnik.com. [Inside pitch] Reference
"An Empress," said Alexander Quisanté, the more ornate title bursting gorgeously from his lips. From Wordnik.com. [Quisanté] Reference
Considering that homeowners insurance isn't bursting from the seams, costly house repairs must wait. From Wordnik.com. [Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche] Reference
We drove all day and shot through the dusk, the windows down, Dylan and Hendrix and Van Morrison bursting from the eight-track. From Wordnik.com. [Whitmore, 1969] Reference
Then bursting from the crowd to his left and pedaling furiously on a unicycle, a short bald man in an orange robe bore down on him. From Wordnik.com. [Clarification] Reference
"Drastic measures" such as "bursting" - freeing prisoners before the end of their jail terms - might have to be considered. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"Billy!" she cried, the unaccustomed name bursting from her lips involuntarily. From Wordnik.com. [The Mucker] Reference
Almost as unimaginable as the never ending real estate bubble bursting, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Construction loans next to fail?] Reference
However, Cole recalled bursting into tears when she could not fit into a pair of jeans in. From Wordnik.com. [mirror.co.uk - Home] Reference
He conceived the idea of bursting forth in a new shape, under which no one would ever suspect his former identity. From Wordnik.com. [The Clique of Gold] Reference
Banks and mobile-phone companies are rushing into a market that one sales manager describes as bursting with potential. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
Then came the sharp downturn in 2000 of the Internet-based business sector, known as the bursting of the dot-com bubble. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Reference
Nor is its "bursting" otherwise than a rather gradual process. From Wordnik.com. [India and the Indians] Reference
The one with the droplets falling on lips puts me in mind more of some kind of bursting mouth-cyst. From Wordnik.com. [Ejaculation Imagery In Ads » Sociological Images] Reference
But so far, they have only managed to see a few dozen while they are actually "bursting," mainly because they are so short-lived. From Wordnik.com. [NASA to Track Odd Explosions] Reference
What terror bursting from the sky. From Wordnik.com. [Poems, by Mrs. M. Robinson] Reference
The 'bursting' financial bubble was the product of the. From Wordnik.com. [Countercurrents.org] Reference
The system provides the Aviva Stadium with the unique capability of "bursting" from 20Mb to. From Wordnik.com. [Silicon Republic - News] Reference
Catastrophic erosion, such as bursting ice dams, has been postulated by several creationists. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Enterprise-level call capacity and "bursting" in support of multi-site enterprise environments. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases] Reference
"It's a spectacular facility which is already kind of bursting at the seams in terms of activity.". From Wordnik.com. [Winnipeg Sun] Reference
"bursting," this is an industry-standard practice that Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM) has used for years. From Wordnik.com. [Fool.com: The Motley Fool] Reference
He is bursting with questions that no one has answered. From Wordnik.com. [Fight Flub] Reference
They are tragic figures, bursting with the balked music of life. From Wordnik.com. [Theater: August Wilson's Gritty Guitars] Reference
"I was sad and angry," Li told NEWSWEEK before bursting into tears. From Wordnik.com. [Facing A Demon] Reference
The great recession began, as so many others crises have, with the bursting of an asset bubble. From Wordnik.com. [A World as Irrational as Ever] Reference
"But I didn't think this would turn into an all-out bursting of a balloon for the whole nation.". From Wordnik.com. [It’s Going to Get Worse] Reference
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