bɝst bɜːst dɛtəˈneɪʃən ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən the act of exploding or bursting the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball a sudden outburst an explosion of laughter an explosion of rage the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction the noise caused by an explosion the explosion was heard a mile away a sudden great increase the population explosion the information explosion