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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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
At least a half dozen of those wrestlers tell their stories to the camera, accompanied by filler re-enactments — a shower head spurting water, the hallway leading to a medical examination room — that add very little.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Omar Kelly
july 28, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
And running backs Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason have both struggled to stay healthy in spurts.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Verb
Though her play on the court for the Connecticut Sun rarely shows it, Tina Charles is one of the elders in the WNBA, a 15-year veteran who has seen the league’s popularity grow gradually, then suddenly spurt over the last couple of years.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
At least a half dozen of those wrestlers tell their stories to the camera, accompanied by filler re-enactments — a shower head spurting water, the hallway leading to a medical examination room — that add very little.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Noun
The undrafted rookie from Western Michigan played center in spurts during college, but with Aaron Brewer and Liam Eichenberg sidelined by injuries, West has been called into duty and needs to tighten up.
—Omar Kelly
july 28, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
And running backs Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason have both struggled to stay healthy in spurts.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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