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
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Examples of spurt in a Sentence
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Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Visitors flit between the monumental swimming pool crowned with a glass roof, the thermal pools surrounded by regal lion heads spurting water and walls of Zsolnay porcelain tiles, and the pummeling outdoor wave pool that opens at the end of May every year.
—Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024
Then in July 2023, lava spurted from a half-mile-long crack at a site named Litli-Hrutur just northeast of the two earlier eruptions.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
Unselfish basketball keyed that spurt with three assists on the four baskets.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Akins ended that spurt with a 3-pointer to give the Spartans back the lead, but Mag’s layup with 14:13 to go seized it right back.
—Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
Most forecasters still expect EV sales to return to the fast lane and spurt on to around 9 million by 2030.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
In the matter of death, look and learn as one astronaut stabs another in the neck with a screwdriver; blood, rather than spurting or flowing, emerges in little red bubbles—life just fizzing away.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
The instant the cap was off, a geyser of pale goo spurted out.
—Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Aim to establish an ongoing dialogue in short spurts rather than one long, formal conversation.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The Cardinal — who rallied from 18 points behind to beat Cal on Wednesday — closed to 60-46 with a 12-2 second-half spurt.
—Mark Anderson, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
The shooting spurts of goo, pus, and assorted bodily fluids are definitely not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, but for those who enjoy watching an expert pop pimples, lance boils, and generally improve the quality of her patients' lives, Dr. Pimple Popper is sure to deliver.
—Briana Richert, James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024
Simpson had eight points and Williams had four straight in the spurt.
—Beth Harris, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
Her last basket in the spurt was a 3-pointer that gave the Cardinals a 39-13 lead.
—The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
Still, housing economists caution this spurt of smaller new homes makes up a sliver of the overall housing market.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
The growth occurred in uneven spurts, indicating structural weaknesses in the economy and spurring action from the government going into 2024.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
Verb
Treasury yields spurted higher after a report said U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly returned to growth last month.
—Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Visitors flit between the monumental swimming pool crowned with a glass roof, the thermal pools surrounded by regal lion heads spurting water and walls of Zsolnay porcelain tiles, and the pummeling outdoor wave pool that opens at the end of May every year.
—Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024
Then in July 2023, lava spurted from a half-mile-long crack at a site named Litli-Hrutur just northeast of the two earlier eruptions.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
Unselfish basketball keyed that spurt with three assists on the four baskets.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Akins ended that spurt with a 3-pointer to give the Spartans back the lead, but Mag’s layup with 14:13 to go seized it right back.
—Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
Most forecasters still expect EV sales to return to the fast lane and spurt on to around 9 million by 2030.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
In the matter of death, look and learn as one astronaut stabs another in the neck with a screwdriver; blood, rather than spurting or flowing, emerges in little red bubbles—life just fizzing away.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
The instant the cap was off, a geyser of pale goo spurted out.
—Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Noun
The Heat then gave up that 13-0 spurt and didn’t score again until Rozier’s three-pointer with 45 seconds left.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Aim to establish an ongoing dialogue in short spurts rather than one long, formal conversation.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The Cardinal — who rallied from 18 points behind to beat Cal on Wednesday — closed to 60-46 with a 12-2 second-half spurt.
—Mark Anderson, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
The shooting spurts of goo, pus, and assorted bodily fluids are definitely not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, but for those who enjoy watching an expert pop pimples, lance boils, and generally improve the quality of her patients' lives, Dr. Pimple Popper is sure to deliver.
—Briana Richert, James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024
Simpson had eight points and Williams had four straight in the spurt.
—Beth Harris, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
Her last basket in the spurt was a 3-pointer that gave the Cardinals a 39-13 lead.
—The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
Still, housing economists caution this spurt of smaller new homes makes up a sliver of the overall housing market.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
The growth occurred in uneven spurts, indicating structural weaknesses in the economy and spurring action from the government going into 2024.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
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