different between blurb vs blurt

English

Etymology

Coined by American humorist Gelett Burgess in 1907 on a dust jacket at a trade association dinner in 1907. The dust jacket said “YES, this is a “BLURB”!” and featured a (fictitious) “Miss Belinda Blurb” shown calling out, described as “in the act of blurbing”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?(?)b/
• Rhymes: -??(?)b

Noun

blurb (plural blurbs)

1. A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

Translations

Verb

blurb (third-person singular simple present blurbs, present participle blurbing, simple past and past participle blurbed)

1. (transitive) To write or quote in a blurb.
2. (transitive) To supply with a blurb.
   • 2015, Peter Simonson, David W. Park, The International History of Communication Study (page 268)

     Edward R. Murrow and other leading radio personalities blurbed the book, published in 1950 by Oxford University Press, and Siepmann thanked Paul Lazarsfeld and Herta Herzog in his acknowledgments.

Further reading

• blurb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• capsule review

References

English

Etymology

Possibly echoic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?bl??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bl?t/
• Rhymes: -??(r)t

Verb

blurt (third-person singular simple present blurts, present participle blurting, simple past and past participle blurted)

1. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

   Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.

Translations

Noun

blurt (plural blurts)

1. An abrupt outburst.