burst vs happening
happening vs burstburst and happening both are nouns.
burst is a verb but happening is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| burst | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| happening | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
happening is a hypernym of
burst; that is, happening is a
word with a broader meaning than burst:
- burst: a sudden intense happening
- happening: an event that happens
| burst (noun) | happening (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of exploding or bursting | an event that happens |
| rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms | |
| a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) | |
| a sudden intense happening |
| burst (verb) | happening (verb) |
|---|---|
| come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure | |
| break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | |
| emerge suddenly | |
| burst outward, usually with noise | |
| force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up | |
| move suddenly, energetically, or violently | |
| cause to burst | |
| be in a state of movement or action |
Words related to "burst"
- abound
- activity
- belch
- blow
- bound
- break
- break open
- bristle
- burster
- bust
- cave in
- change integrity
- change of integrity
- collapse
- come apart
- crump
- detonation
- emerge
- erupt
- explode
- explosion
- express emotion
- express feelings
- extravasate
- fall apart
- fall in
- feature
- fire
- firing
- fit
- fits and starts
- flare-up
- founder
- fulmination
- fusillade
- give
- give way
- go off
- happening
- have
- jump
- leap
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- outburst
- pop
- rush
- salvo
- separate
- shatter
- split
- split up
- spring
- stave
- stave in
- volley
Words related to "happening"
- accident
- accompaniment
- alteration
- appearance
- attendant
- avalanche
- beginning
- black eye
- blow
- bonanza
- boom
- break
- bunce
- burst
- case
- chance event
- change
- co-occurrence
- collapse
- computer error
- conclusion
- concomitant
- contact
- contingence
- contingency
- convergence
- crash
- destiny
- disappearance
- discharge
- ending
- episode
- error
- eruption
- event
- eventuality
- example
- experience
- failure
- fate
- finish
- fire
- flare-up
- flash
- fortuity
- godsend
- gold rush
- gravy
- happen
- impinging
- incident
- instance
- interruption
- irruption
- juncture
- manna from heaven
- marvel
- miracle
- modification
- motion
- movement
- natural event
- news event
- occasion
- occurrence
- occurrent
- one-off
- outbreak
- outburst
- periodic event
- recurrent event
- reversal
- reverse
- setback
- sound
- striking
- stroke
- success
- supervention
- thing
- treat
- trouble
- union
- windfall
- wonder
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