prorrumpir

From Latin prōrumpere.

• IPA^(key): /pɾorumˈpiɾ/ [pɾo.rũmˈpiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧rrum‧pir

prorrumpir (first-person singular present prorrumpo, first-person singular preterite prorrumpí, past participle prorrumpido)

1. (intransitive, ~ en) to burst into (tears, laughter, etc.)

   prorrumpir en sollozos ― to burst into tears

   prorrumpir en aplausos ― to burst into applause

   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 21:

     [La Calchona] corre por el campo ladrando incesantemente, y cuando los perros la oyen, se amedrentan y prorrumpen en aullidos muy tristes.

     The Calchona runs through the countryside barking incessantly, and when dogs hear her, they get frightened and break out into very sad howls

• “prorrumpir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024