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Meaning of Bursting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈbɝstɪŋ

Definitions

The act by which something bursts.

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Examples

“the burstings of balloons”
“The locomotive involved in the derailment of the 4.33 a.m. train from Ruabon to Barmouth on the night of October 6, due to the bursting of the banks of the Shropshire Union Canal near Llangollen, was 2-6-0 No. 6315; the position into which the locomotive fell so completely defied all attempts to re-rail it that it was cut up on the spot.”
“Serious as was the flood damage in England, the bursting of some of the dykes on the coast of Holland resulted in an even more widespread and devastating inundation.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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