splurged; splurging
1
: to make a splurge
2
: to indulge oneself extravagantly
—often used with on
splurge on a new dress
: to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously
Examples of splurge in a Sentence
Verb
You should let yourself splurge once in a while.
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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
Beyond the financial squeeze, food choices reflect something deeper—what people crave, what feels comforting, and what still feels like a splurge even when budgets are tight.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2025
And at Spa La Quinta, splurge on the Citrus Escape body treatment, a sugar scrub followed by a Vichy shower and topped off with a massage.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Here’s another splurge, but one that Mona Gohara, MD, associate clinical professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine, says is worth it for its skin-firming properties.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
Beyond the financial squeeze, food choices reflect something deeper—what people crave, what feels comforting, and what still feels like a splurge even when budgets are tight.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
This e-gift card will give them an excuse to splurge on this designer’s ultra-chic offerings.
—StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2025
And at Spa La Quinta, splurge on the Citrus Escape body treatment, a sugar scrub followed by a Vichy shower and topped off with a massage.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Splurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splurge. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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splurge
1 of 2 noun
: an instance of spending more than usual
splurge
2 of 2 verb
splurged; splurging
: indulge oneself or spend lavishly
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