- present participle of burst.
bursting
Example Sentences
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More recently, the S&P 500 suffered through a lost decade during the 2000s, hurt by the one-two punch of the dot-com bubble bursting, and, later, the 2008 financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Their first post captured Ararat El-Rawi, bursting with energy as he served them a multicourse meal including tabbouleh, lamb burgers, spinach pie, baklava and endless wine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Each half of the film reflects the character it follows, the first part frenetic, densely packed and bursting with music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Evans came out to a big roar and produced the trademark dragons symbol of the Welsh team before bursting out laughing.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The scent he had smelled first at the lochan, the scent of something wild and pure growing, living and bursting forth, came in a great rush from the mouth of the maze.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
