Burst
Burst verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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There's even a burst of bats that fly out of the prison during his successful escape.
Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises -
Heads fly off and bodies burst into showers of blood from the slightest contact with a spear or sword.
Source: Made of Plasticine -
Jagi's Fatal KO has him summon a huge gas tank and burst its pipe causing the resulting spray to fly at the enemy.
Cite this Source
Fly and Burst. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/burst/fly
Burst & Fly. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/burst/fly>.
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