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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Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Pere Ubu reunited in fits and spurts over the ensuing decades in the hands of Thomas, who remained the only original member throughout the band’s tenure, and released 14 albums, not including live records.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Yields have largely been sinking since an unsettling, unusual spurt higher this month rattled Wall Street and the U.S. government.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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
Pere Ubu reunited in fits and spurts over the ensuing decades in the hands of Thomas, who remained the only original member throughout the band’s tenure, and released 14 albums, not including live records.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
But one founder says constant work spurts, broken up by naps instead of weekends, is what keeps his startup going.
—Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Yields have largely been sinking since an unsettling, unusual spurt higher this month rattled Wall Street and the U.S. government.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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