The meaning of BURST is to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within. How to use burst in a sentence.

If you say that someone is bursting with a feeling or quality, you mean that they have a great deal of it.

[ I ] Fireworks burst across the night sky. [ T ] I thought I might have burst a blood vessel. fig. A person who is bursting is extremely eager or enthusiastic: [ I ] I was bursting with excitement.

Definition of burst verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Bursting, or burst firing, is an extremely diverse [1] general phenomenon of the activation patterns of neurons in the central nervous system [2][3][4] where periods of rapid action potential …

To give sudden utterance or expression: burst out laughing; burst into tears. 1. To cause to burst: burst the balloon. See Synonyms at break. 2. To exert strong pressure in order to force …

Jan 2, 2025 · Adjective bursting (comparative more bursting, superlative most bursting) Very eager (to do something).

to (cause to) break, or fly apart suddenly: [no object] The balloon burst. [~ + object] The cold weather burst the pipes. to come forth suddenly and with force or impact:[no object] The police …

While effective in many cases, pipe bursting offers a distinct advantage when the existing pipe is severely collapsed or damaged. It does not rely on the structural integrity of the old pipe.

The balloon burst. [= popped] We could hear bombs bursting [= exploding] in the distance. Two of the water pipes burst.