burst forth

Questions about burst forth

What does burst forth mean?

burst forth means "jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for burst forth?

Close synonyms include leap out, rush out, sally out, explode, break loose. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burst forth a common word?

burst forth is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.