blurt

[ blurt ]

/ blɜrt /

to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed by out): He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.

an abrupt utterance.

Origin of blurt

First recorded in 1565–75; apparently imitative

But after a few seconds he managed to blurt out: "It's your husband's house."

Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess |Henry W. Fischer
Go right up to him and blurt it out; hes good natured, Ill bet a dollar, chimed in the gentleman.

Twenty Years in Europe |Samuel H. M. Byers
You must not meet Paw; you'll blurt out everything to him; I know you!

Selected Stories |Bret Harte
I either forget what I am told, or I blurt it out to the next person I come across.

The Girls of St. Wode's |L. T. Meade

Mr Blurt took one of her hands in his, and looked at her earnestly.

Post Haste |R.M. Ballantyne

blurt

/ (blɜːt) /

(tr often foll by out) to utter suddenly and involuntarily

C16: probably of imitative origin