Meaning of bursting in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To break from internal pressure.

  Example: I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.

• To cause to break from internal pressure.

  Example: I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.

• To cause to break by any means.

• To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

  Example: I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.

• To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

• To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.

  Example: The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.

• To produce as an effect of bursting.

  Example: to burst a hole through the wall

• To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

noun

• The act by which something bursts.

  Example: the burstings of balloons

adjective

• Very eager (to do something).

  Example: I was bursting to tell him the secret.

• (often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.

  Example: Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting.