bursting
/ˈbɜːstɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण बर्स्टिंग
(किसी चीज़ से) भरा हुआ, ठसाठस
Core word
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[not before noun] ~ (with sth)
full of something, or very full
(किसी चीज़ से) भरा हुआ, ठसाठस
- The hall was bursting with students.
- The bag was full to bursting.
- The train was bursting with passengers.
+ 2 more examples
- The cupboard was bursting with old clothes.
- The stadium was bursting with fans.
Synonyms full packed crammed overflowing teeming
Opposite empty
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[not before noun] ~ with sth
feeling a strong emotion or quality
(भावना से) भरपूर, छलकता हुआ
- Radhika was bursting with pride when her name was announced.
- The children were bursting with joy on the last day of school.
- The mother was bursting with pride at her daughter's success.
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- He was bursting with joy after the news.
- The team was bursting with energy at the start of the game.
Synonyms brimming overflowing filled
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[not before noun] ~ to do sth
wanting to do something very much
(कुछ करने को) बेताब, उतावला
- She was bursting to tell everyone the news.
- I am bursting to tell you what the principal said about the trip.
- I was bursting to see the film.
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- The child was bursting to open her gift.
- He was bursting to ask the question but waited politely.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bursting with + noun
Bursting with means full of a strong feeling or quality; common nouns are pride, energy, joy and ideas.
'Bursting with' का अर्थ किसी तीव्र भावना या गुण से भरा होना है; pride, energy, joy और ideas आम संज्ञाएँ हैं।
- Radhika was bursting with pride at her brother's success.
- The child was bursting with energy.
bursting to + infinitive
Bursting to followed by a verb means wanting to do something very much.
'Bursting to' के बाद क्रिया का अर्थ किसी काम को करने की बहुत तीव्र इच्छा है।
- He was bursting to tell us the news.
- I was bursting to see the final result.
bursting at the seams
This idiom means very full, as a bag, a hall or a train carriage is.
यह मुहावरा किसी बैग, हॉल या डिब्बे के बहुत भरे होने को बताता है।
- The train was bursting at the seams during Chhath.
be bursting (informal, needing the toilet)
In informal British English, I am bursting means I need to use the toilet urgently.
अनौपचारिक British English में 'I am bursting' का अर्थ शौचालय जाने की तीव्र ज़रूरत है।
- Please stop the bus; I am bursting.
+Collocations 3
bursting with + noun
prideenergylifejoyideas
- The playground was bursting with life at lunch break.
adverb + bursting
fairlyalmostnearlypositivelyliterally
- The room was almost bursting with guests.
bursting + noun
bagriverpipebuds
- The bursting river flooded the paddy fields.
“More examples 5
- The market was bursting with shoppers before Diwali.
दीवाली से पहले बाज़ार ख़रीदारों से खचाखच भरा था।
- The garden is bursting with colour in spring.
वसंत में बगीचा रंगों से भरा होता है।
- She was bursting to tell her friends about the scholarship.
वह अपनी सहेलियों को छात्रवृत्ति के बारे में बताने के लिए बेताब थी।
- The bursting bag split open on the platform.
ठसाठस भरा बैग प्लेटफॉर्म पर फट गया।
- The team was bursting with confidence after the win.
जीत के बाद टीम आत्मविश्वास से भरी थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The hall was bursting of people.
✓ The hall was bursting with people.
Bursting takes with before what fills the place.
जो चीज़ किसी स्थान को भरती है उसके पहले 'bursting' के साथ 'with' आता है।
✗ He was bursting for telling the news.
✓ He was bursting to tell the news.
Bursting to is followed by a base verb, not for + -ing.
'Bursting to' के बाद base verb आती है, 'for + -ing' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives mean very full, but they differ in kind of fullness.
ये adjectives बहुत भरे होने के लिए हैं, पर भरेपन का प्रकार अलग है।
So full that it seems about to break open; also very eager.
इतना भरा हुआ कि फटने को हो; साथ ही बहुत उत्सुक।
- A bursting bag.
Containing more than it can hold so that it spills over.
इतना भरा कि बाहर छलक जाए।
- An overflowing drain.