Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An outburst of wind, rain, or tears; specifically, nautical, a gust of wind and rain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) A gust of wind and rain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A
gust ofwind andrain .
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Examples
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Those scoring high on the blirt scale report higher levels of assertiveness, extraversion, self-esteem, self-liking, self-competence and positive effect.
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The blirt scale predicts all sorts of things you would expect.
Why Nagging Women And Silent Men Drive Each Other Crazy 2011
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Car salesmen and Americans score higher on the blirt scale than librarians and Asians.
Why Nagging Women And Silent Men Drive Each Other Crazy 2011
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They also report lower levels of rumination, shyness, fear of negative evaluation, neuroticism and negative emotions compared to lower blirt scorers.
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In the induction to Marston's comedy of "What You Will," 1607, it is asked if the poet's resolve shall be "struck through with the blirt of
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erinmckean commented on the word blirt
"One of the very few formal scientific studies to look at the psychological consequences of blurting was performed in 2001 of the University of Texas at Austin. Authors William B. Swann and Peter J. Rentfrow not only organised a complex series of experiments to investigate the effects of various levels of blurting, but also devised the Brief Loquaciousness and Interpersonal Responsiveness Test (BLIRT) to quantify its effects. - See more at: http://www.improbable.com/2011/10/28/blirtatiousness/#sthash.lPQwpvgv.dpuf" Improbable Research
October 15, 2013