blurt

• POS: Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

blurt, v. t. [Cf. Blare.].

 To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.  [1913 Webster]
"Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those words which afterward they are forced to eat."  [1913 Webster]

To blurt at, to speak contemptuously of. [Obs.] Shak.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

blurt, v.tr. (usu. foll. by out) utter abruptly, thoughtlessly, or tactlessly.

Etymology

prob. imit.

THESAURUS

blurt

allude to, babble, be indiscreet, be unguarded, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blurt out, burst out, call attention to, comment, disclose, divulge, ejaculate, exclaim, give away, inform, inform on, interject, leak, let drop, let fall, let slip, make reference to, mention, muse, note, observe, opine, peach, rat, refer to, reflect, remark, reveal, reveal a secret, sing, speak, spill, spill the beans, squeal, stool, talk, tattle, tattle on, tell on, tell secrets, tell tales, utter