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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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The Rockets responded with a 6-1 spurt to tie things at 13 before Gibendi and Branch Barnes took over for Natick.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
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Verb
He’s cooled off a bit since then, but spurts like that don’t happen by accident.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Noun
And inflation has been feeling upward pressure recently from a spurt in oil prices because of Israel’s fighting with Iran.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The Rockets responded with a 6-1 spurt to tie things at 13 before Gibendi and Branch Barnes took over for Natick.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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