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bursting.

Very eager (to do something).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɝstɪŋ/General-American/ˈbɜːstɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Very eager (to do something).

    I was bursting to tell him the secret.
  2. Urgently needing to urinate.

    often
    Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting.
    The kid is bursting to go to the toilet.
  3. So full (with something) as almost to erupt.

    The newly stocked refrigerator is bursting with fresh vegetables.
    Her heart was bursting with repressed emotion.
noun/ˈbɝstɪŋ/General-American/ˈbɜːstɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The act by which something bursts.

    the burstings of balloons
verb/ˈbɝstɪŋ/General-American/ˈbɜːstɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of burst

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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