adjective
bursting
BURS-tihng
adjective
1
So full of something that it seems ready to burst.
"The suitcase was bursting with clothes."
2
Extremely eager or excited to do something.
"She was bursting to share the good news."
How to Use Bursting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOverflowing or extremely full — used both literally (a bag bursting with shopping) and figuratively (bursting with pride, bursting to tell someone something).
Common pairings
bursting with pride
bursting at the seams
bursting to tell
Word Forms
more bursting comparative, burstings plural, most bursting superlative
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