different between eruption vs bursting

English

Etymology

From Middle French éruption, from Latin eruptio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????p??n/
• Rhymes: -?p??n

Noun

eruption (countable and uncountable, plural eruptions)

1. A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
2. A sudden release of pressure or tension.

   There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.

4. An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.

Derived terms

Translations

Interlingua

Noun

eruption (plural eruptiones)

1. eruption, outbreak

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?st??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??st??/
• Hyphenation: burst?ing

Adjective

bursting (comparative more bursting, superlative most bursting)

1. Very eager (to do something).

   I was bursting to tell him the secret.

2. (often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.

   Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting.

   The kid is bursting to go to the toilet.

Synonyms

• busting

Translations

Verb

bursting

1. present participle of burst

Derived terms

• bursting point

Noun

bursting (plural burstings)

1. The act by which something bursts.

   the burstings of balloons