burst
When something bursts or when you burst it, it suddenly splits open, and air or some other substance comes out. The past tense and past participle of burst is burst, not ‘bursted’.
As he braked, a tyre burst.
If you burst into tears, you suddenly begin to cry.
When the news was broken to Meehan he burst into tears.
Be careful
Don't say that someone ‘bursts in tears’.
Don't say that someone ‘bursts in tears’.
Be careful
Do not confuse burst with bust. If you bust something, you break or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
Do not confuse burst with bust. If you bust something, you break or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
➜ See bust