Also means
to pop
Usage Note
Reventar is a stem-changing verb (e→ie in stressed syllables: revienta, revientas). It covers physical bursting (a tyre, a balloon) and figurative explosion (me revienta — it drives me mad, a very common colloquial expression of annoyance in Spain). Reventar de risa (to burst with laughter) is a fixed expression.
Examples
"El globo reventó con un fuerte estallido."
Natural Translation
The balloon burst with a loud bang.
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