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How to Pronounce "burst with excitement"

expression

BURST with eck-SYTE-muhnt
BURST with ek-SYTE-muhnt

Definition

To feel so much excitement that it seems like you cannot contain it inside you. It describes someone who is extremely happy or eager.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈbɝst/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt

British English

bˈɜːst/ /wˈɪð/ /ɛksˈaɪtmənt

Simplified Pronunciation

US

BURST with eck-SYTE-muhnt

UK

BURST with ek-SYTE-muhnt

Listen in Context

She was bursting with excitement on her birthday morning.

The children burst with excitement when they saw the puppy.

He could hardly sit still, bursting with excitement before the trip.

I was bursting with excitement waiting for the concert to start.