blurt out

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Verb1.blurt out - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
blunder out, blurt, ejaculate, blunder
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
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The curate and the barber listened with great amusement to the words of the three; but Don Quixote, uneasy lest Sancho should blab and blurt out a whole heap of mischievous stupidities, and touch upon points that might not be altogether to his credit, called to him and made the other two hold their tongues and let him come in.
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I'll tell you what: If the group agrees, we'll go ahead and let you blurt out whatever burning desire you'd like to get off your chest, as long as it's relevant and appropriate to the topic." Once an agreement is reached, the group enters into a social contract with the participant.
5 Outside the box strategies for your group: these techniques can lead to more productive group therapy sessions
? When the interviewer asks why you want this job, you blurt out 'Because of the staff discount card.'
OOOOPS... AT THE JOB INTERVIEW
Academics from Durham University have published a report today which claims pupils who blurt out answers in lessons often learn more than their quieter peers.
Advantage for children who shout in class; Disruptive behaviour may aid learning, experts claim
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