burst into
phrasal verb
burst into also bursted into; bursting into; bursts into
: to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
She burst into laughter/tears.
The house burst into flame(s).
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Half the challenge, actually, for me in that scene was not crying and not bursting into tears as Michelle.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
That plan burst into flames in Week 2 with Joe Burrow’s Grade 3 turf toe injury, which is expected to shelve him for three months.
—Dave Niinemets, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The room burst into applause after the final vote.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Pratt, 46, is supposed to be doing his own interviews elsewhere but can’t resist bursting into the chat with Carr and co-executive producer Jared Shaw.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
That plan burst into flames in Week 2 with Joe Burrow’s Grade 3 turf toe injury, which is expected to shelve him for three months.
—Dave Niinemets, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The room burst into applause after the final vote.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Pratt, 46, is supposed to be doing his own interviews elsewhere but can’t resist bursting into the chat with Carr and co-executive producer Jared Shaw.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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