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How to pronounce irrupt in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up
Type of intensify, deepen
Derivation irruption


The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism.
Type Words
Synonyms intrude
Type of move into, come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into
Has types barge in, move in on, crash, gate-crash, bother, break in
Derivation irruption


She irrupted into our sitting room.
Type Words
Synonyms explode
Type of increase


The island's rodent population irrupted.

Examples of irrupt

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Occasionally, Steller's jay will irrupt, traveling away from their normal range.
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Occasionally, Steller's jays will irrupt, traveling away from their normal range.
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This crossbill is mainly resident, but will regularly irrupt south if its food source fails.
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More examples
  • Intrude: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"
  • Erupt: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
  • Explode: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
  • (irruption) a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"
  • (irruption) a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
  • (irruption) outbreak: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
  • (Irruption) Irruptive growth, sometimes called Malthusian growth, is a growth pattern defined by population explosions and subsequent sharp population crashes, or diebacks. ...
  • To break into; To enter forcibly or uninvited; To rapidly increase or intensify; Misspelling of erupt
  • (irruption) The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion; An abrupt increase of numbers of a particular animal