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blurting (out)

verb

present participle of blurt (out)

as in crying (out)

to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling "I'm very sad!" the toddler blurted out

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Lyra donned her purple-and-pink mask, exclaiming at the colorful angelfish darting between her legs.

— Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.

— Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026

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