verb
- to enter forcibly or suddenly; to burst in
- to increase suddenly in numbers, especially of animal populations
Usage: formal
Usage: ecology; biology
Examples
- The angry crowd irrupts into the building.
- Water irrupts through the broken dam.
- The rabbit population irrupts every few years.
- Protesters irrupt into the peaceful meeting.
- Lava irrupts from the volcano’s crater.
- The deer population irrupts when predators are removed.
- Chaos irrupts when the power fails.