bursting

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of burst. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   The kids were bursting with excitement before the trip.

   Water pipes keep bursting when the weather gets very cold.

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2. 2
   adjective

   So full of something that it almost breaks open.

   Like a bag so full that it might rip open.

   The bag was bursting with toys for the party.

   Her closet is bursting with clothes she never wears.

   Similarstuffed, packed, brimming, teeming

   Oppositeempty

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3. 3
   adjective

   So eager to do something that you can barely wait.

   Like a child who can't wait one more minute for a treat.

   The kids were bursting to open their presents.

   She was bursting to share her good news with everyone.

   Similareager, dying, raring, impatient, keen

   Oppositereluctant, unwilling, loath

4. 4
   adjective

   Needing to urinate so badly that you can hardly wait.

   Like a water balloon that's filled right up to the top.

   By the end of the long drive, everyone was bursting.

   She was bursting and ran straight to the bathroom.

   Similardesperate

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   The moment when something breaks open suddenly.

   Like a balloon popping all at once.

   The sudden bursting of the pipe flooded the whole kitchen.

   We heard the bursting of the balloon from the next room.

   Similarrupture, explosion, breach, popping

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