Preposition: into

• tear: N bursts into tears & N isn't too happy, oddly enough.

• flame: On her second day at school, one of her cursed subjects bursts into flames.

Noun used with modifier

• bubble: And when a bubble bursts, prices often plunge far beyond what looks like fair value.

Adjective modifier

• staccato: A short staccato burst from the bass is followed by vocals and percussion heralding the song in.

Preposition: of

• laughter: Through bursts of laughter, even the university students learned from the elementary students.

Modifies a noun

• eardrum: On returning home he attended Whipps Cross Hospital where a burst eardrum was diagnosed.

Noun used with modifier

• gamma-ray: No such obstacle is present in the gamma-ray burst case, where no dominant model exists.

• gamma: The group is part of the EU gamma ray burst network.

• ray: The group is part of the EU gamma ray burst network.

• dotcom: And since the dotcom bubble burst, itâs been getting harder than ever.

Preposition: of

• applause: A minute later, there was another burst of applause.

• fragrance: Scratch ' em and sniff ' em for a burst of fragrance!