burst into something phrasal verb (see also burst)

1. to suddenly begin to make a sound, especially to start singing, crying, or laughing:
Claire looked as if she were about to burst into tears.
Suddenly, the group burst into laughter.
Lydia burst into song.

2. burst into flames/flame to suddenly start to burn very strongly:
Their car crashed and burst into flames.

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burst into
burst into (something)
to begin to produce a lot of something.
The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys.

The car burst into flames.

The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter.

Related vocabulary: break into something

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burst into something
burst into (something)
to begin to produce a lot of something.
The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys.

The car burst into flames.

The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter.

Related vocabulary: break into something

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burst into
v. phr.
1. To enter suddenly.
Stuart burst into the room, screaming angrily.
2. To break out.
The crowd burst out cheering when the astronauts paraded along Fifth Avenue.

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