I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ short
▪
a short ~ of energy
▪ sudden
▪
a sudden ~ of enthusiasm
▪ quick , rapid
▪
a rapid ~ of gunfire
▪ occasional
▪ initial
▪ final
▪ single
▪ explosive , intense
▪
an intense ~ of anger
▪ great , huge
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~s
▪
He works in short ~s.
▪ ~ of
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ almost , nearly
▪ finally
▪ apart ( esp. BrE ), forth , out
▪
There was a danger that the engine would ~ apart.
VERB + BURST
▪ be about to , be going to , be ready to
▪
My whole head felt ready to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ out of
▪
I felt as though my heart would ~ out of my chest.
▪ with ( figurative )
▪
He felt he would ~ with anger.
PHRASAL VERB
burst into sth
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ immediately , instantly , promptly
▪
She took one look at the mess and promptly ~ into tears.
VERB + BURST INTO
▪ be about to , be going to , be ready to
▪
He was just about to ~ into song.
Burst is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ abscess , ↑ appendix , ↑ balloon , ↑ blood vessel , ↑ bubble , ↑ bud , ↑ dam , ↑ lung , ↑ mortar , ↑ pipe , ↑ shell , ↑ tyre
Burst is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ balloon , ↑ bank , ↑ blood vessel , ↑ bubble , ↑ tyre