aburst, adv., prop. phr.
(əˈbɜːst)
[a prep.1 of state + burst n. The modern use of the word is not descended from the old, but analogous to abloom, etc.]
† 1. In a burst (of rage, etc.).
| 1205 Layamon II. 639 Cnihtes an burste weoren. [1250 Cnihtes a borst weren.] |
2. In a bursting condition; bursting.
| 1876 Mrs. Whitney Sights & Ins. II. xxxvi. 650 Country like this,—all alive, and aburst, and teeming. |