Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Burst (bursting)
burst (bursting), v. [OE.] (webplay: break, come, door, ears, heart, liberation).
- Resound; blare; peal; sound out; come forth suddenly.
- Push outward; thrust out; throw open with force; [fig.] escape from; exit through; (see Jeremiah 30:8).
- Break; rupture; swell to the breaking point; [fig.] overwhelm with emotion; (see Job 32:19).
- End; interrupt; destroy.
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