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Bursting vs Expanding - What's the difference?

bursting | expanding |

As verbs the difference between bursting and expanding

is that bursting is while expanding is .

As an adjective bursting

is very eager (to do something).

As a noun bursting

is the act by which something bursts.

bursting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very eager (to do something).
  • I was bursting to tell him the secret.
  • 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

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something bursts.
  • the burstings of balloons

    expanding

    English

    Verb

    (head)