spurted; spurting; spurts
: to gush forth : spout
Water spurted from the pipe.
: 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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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the synagogue just before 11 p.m. and discovered flames spurting from the rear of the building.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Tiller, who made three straight 3-pointers amid a 12-0 spurt that gave KU its biggest lead of the game (10 points), did not score in the second half.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the synagogue just before 11 p.m. and discovered flames spurting from the rear of the building.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Nvidia 's 6% spurt accounted for more than a quarter of the S & P 500's net upside for the day, as the dip buyers were in no mood to change horses at this stage of the year.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Tiller, who made three straight 3-pointers amid a 12-0 spurt that gave KU its biggest lead of the game (10 points), did not score in the second half.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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