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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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the fire but, according to the Associated Press, images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Any sense of preparedness for the baby’s arrival is notable by its absence as the characters spin out in spurts of productive energy, desperate to lay out the next track in the road in front of them.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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Verb
Miami surged ahead by 14 points in the second quarter, but that lead evaporated and the game went to the fourth tied at 83 before a group of reserves led a furious 16-3 fourth quarter spurt.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the fire but, according to the Associated Press, images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
Before that point, Towns had success scoring in spurts against the Pacers.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Any sense of preparedness for the baby’s arrival is notable by its absence as the characters spin out in spurts of productive energy, desperate to lay out the next track in the road in front of them.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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