Bursting

/ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Breaking or exploding suddenly and violently; being completely full to the point of splitting.

Etymology

From Old English 'berstan,' related to Old Norse 'bresta' (to break). The Germanic root likely comes from an Indo-European source meaning 'to rupture' or 'break apart.'

Kelly Says

Some synonyms of 'bursting' have remained almost unchanged for over 1,500 years in English—the Old English 'berstan' is almost the same as the modern word, showing how stable this core vocabulary is.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
爆破
bak-po
ARالعربية
انفجار
in-fa-jar
BNবাংলা
স্পন্দন
shpondon
CACatalà
irregularitat
ir-re-gu-la-ri-tat
CSČeština
explodovat
ek-splo-do-vat
DADansk
eksplodere
ek-splo-de-re
DEDeutsch
ausbrechen
ow-s-bre-ken
ELΕλληνικά
εκρήξη
ek-ri-xi
ESEspañol
estallando
es-ta-lan-do
FAفارسی
انفجار
in-fa-jar
FISuomi
räjähdys
ra-ja-h-dys
FRFrançais
explosant
ek-splo-san
GUGU
ચાલ
chaal
HAHA
kwanciya
kwan-chi-ya
HEעברית
התפוצצות
ha-ti-fut-t-zut
HIहिन्दी
फूटना
foo-t-na
HUMagyar
robban
rob-ban
IDBahasa Indonesia
meledak
me-le-dak
IGIG
akpụ
ak-pu
ITItaliano
esplodere
es-plo-de-re
JA日本語
爆発
bakusatsu
KKKK
сәйкестік
sa-y-kes-ti-k
KMKM
បោះ
bo-ah
KO한국어
터져 나오다
teo-jeo na-o-da
MRMR
अस्थिरता
as-thi-ra-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
meledak
me-le-dak
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်းထန်
pyin-than
NLNederlands
barsten
bar-sten
NONorsk
eksplodere
ek-splo-de-re
PAPA
ਅਨियम
an-ee-yam
PLPolski
wybuchać
v-y-boo-cha-t
PTPortuguês
estourando
es-to-ran-do
RORomână
explode
ek-splo-de
RUРусский
взорваться
vz-or-vat-sya
SVSvenska
explodera
ek-splo-de-ra
SWKiswahili
kuja
ku-ja
TAதமிழ்
உருக
u-ru-k
TEతెలుగు
విరిగిపోవు
vi-ri-gi-po-vu
THไทย
ระเบิด
ra-bet
TLTL
sumpa
sum-pa
TRTürkçe
patlamak
pa-tla-mak
UKУкраїнська
вибухнути
vi-bu-kh-nut-ty
URاردو
فجرت
fa-jart
VITiếng Việt
bùng nổ
bung no
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
爆发
fá-bù
ZUZU
ukusasa
u-ku-sa-sa

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