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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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The pressure of the moment led Ferrell to spurt out total gibberish in his telling — and his flub was so bad that SNL boss Lorne Michaels paid him a visit backstage.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Harmon or Nolen could develop and play in spurts in 2025, then become focal points.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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
The pressure of the moment led Ferrell to spurt out total gibberish in his telling — and his flub was so bad that SNL boss Lorne Michaels paid him a visit backstage.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mattison can also catch the ball out of the backfield in spurts, hauling in at least 30 passes each of the past two seasons with a career-high 294 receiving yards with the Raiders in 2024.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Harmon or Nolen could develop and play in spurts in 2025, then become focal points.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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