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bursting

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bursting.

Editorial note

If it makes a difference to your prospects make sure you have a strategy for dealing with it bursting and a strategy for it not bursting.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

The act by which something bursts.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bursting gathered in one view.

noun

The act by which something bursts.

adjective

So full (with something) as almost to erupt.

adjective

Very eager (to do something).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bursting.

Example sentences

1

If it makes a difference to your prospects make sure you have a strategy for dealing with it bursting and a strategy for it not bursting.

2

Plus, even with a bubble bursting, commercial real estate in prime locations will retain much of its value.

3

Service manuals were cheap and plentiful, and shops kept huge rows of filing cabinets bursting with them.

4

Has anyone written a good set of articles about the 1999/2000 tech bubble bursting, and which businesses it affected?

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And if you start considering the computer architecture think about caches, memory latency and bursting first.

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We also didn't see the bubble burst after the 2008 crisis, unlike many other countries, so many predict a bursting bubble now.

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NYC and SF are bursting at the seams and the sprawl will just continue.

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It's easy for some liberal arts student to write a gloomy article poetically comparing a tall building to a needle bursting the bubble.

9

The housing bubble has already burst in the 3rd and 2nd tier cities in China, and the 1st tier cities are close to bursting.

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SF and London are bursting at the seams and will be physically moving to new offices in the same cities (fairly nearby) later this year.

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Even if we are in a bubble right now, the bubble bursting will still leave programmers in a very comfortable position.

12

This is crazy within a year bubble that is bursting.

Quote examples

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The best thing to do is to leave work when you are not "bursting" and go do something else.

2

Predict imminent bubble bursting every day for years until it finally happens to yell "See!?

3

When I'm talking about "bursting this bubble" I mean his claim that "only one other language" is that old and still in use.

4

I could be, and probably am, wrong about much if not all of it...disclaimer disclaimer, etc.) Let's assume that "the bubble is bursting" takes the form of there just not being a lot of available funding, and of general shakiness in the market.

Proper noun examples

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Bursting large amounts of data out in a short period of time before impact isn't feasible.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bursting in a sentence?

If it makes a difference to your prospects make sure you have a strategy for dealing with it bursting and a strategy for it not bursting.

What does bursting mean?

The act by which something bursts.

What part of speech is bursting?

bursting is commonly used as noun, adjective.