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burst forth

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Verb1.burst forth - jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"
rush out, sally out, leap out
appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
2.burst forth - be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"
break loose, explode
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
3.burst forth - come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
effloresce
bloom, blossom, flower - produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
Translations
? burst forth
vi (liter, blood, sun) → hervorbrechen; (blossoms) → ausbrechen


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The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
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But Athena sprang quickly from the immortal head and stood before Zeus who holds the aegis, shaking a sharp spear: great Olympus began to reel horribly at the might of the bright-eyed goddess, and earth round about cried fearfully, and the sea was moved and tossed with dark waves, while foam burst forth suddenly: the bright Son of Hyperion stopped his swift-footed horses a long while, until the maiden Pallas Athene had stripped the heavenly armour from her immortal shoulders.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
You shall become a black poodle and have a gold collar round your neck, and shall eat burning coals, till the flames burst forth from your throat.
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