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blurt

  [blurt]
Use blurt out in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually fol. by out): He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.
–noun
2. an abrupt utterance.
Origin:
1565–75; appar. imit.
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Word Origin & History

blurt 
1573, probably echoic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

blurt out

Say abruptly or inadvertently, utter without thinking. For example, Unfortunately he blurted out how much he hated formal dinners just as his hostess walked in. [Late 1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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