spurted; spurting; spurts
: to gush forth : spout
: to expel in a stream or jet : squirt
the faucet spurts water
1
: a short period of time : moment
2
a
: a sudden brief burst of effort, activity, or development
a spurt of work
a growth spurt
b
: a sharp or sudden increase in business activity
Examples of spurt in a Sentence
Verb (1)
water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle
the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water
Noun (2)
a spurt of economic growth for the first quarter of the year
a sudden spurt of blood rushed out from the opened wound
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
Live video feeds showed magma spurting from the ground during the volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúk crater series.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
Gains historically have come in unpredictable spurts, and the biggest advances often come within days of the worst declines.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Blood spurts everywhere as Drummond falls down dead and the elevator opens on the testing floor.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
Live video feeds showed magma spurting from the ground during the volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúk crater series.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
In the majors, Melendez has played well in spurts as his numbers against the Boston Red Sox attest.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
Gains historically have come in unpredictable spurts, and the biggest advances often come within days of the worst declines.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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