bursting

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈbɝstɪŋ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɜːstɪŋ/

Adjective

bursting

1. Very eager (to do something).

   I was bursting to tell him the secret.

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

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

   The kid is bursting to go to the toilet.

Synonyms

• busting

Translations

• Italian: impellenza, urgenza, bisogno impellente

Verb

1. present participle of burst#English|burst

Noun

bursting (plural burstings)

1. The act by which something bursts.

   the burstings of balloons

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