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Bursting

/ˈbɜːstɪŋ/

To break from internal pressure.

📖 Definitions of "Bursting"

verb
  1. 1

    To break from internal pressure.

    "I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst."

  2. 2

    To cause to break from internal pressure.

    "I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much."

  3. 3

    To cause to break by any means.

  4. 4

    To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

    "I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets."

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something bursts.

    "the burstings of balloons"

adjective
  1. 1

    Very eager (to do something).

    "I was bursting to tell him the secret."

  2. 2

    (often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.

    "Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting."

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