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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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Earnings spurted in the latest year (ended in March 2025).
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
Her and Dan’s memories of Romania often come out in short spurts, in quick facts and asides to their children.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Verb
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
Earnings spurted in the latest year (ended in March 2025).
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
Playing in shorter spurts, Clark said, affected her rhythm.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
Her and Dan’s memories of Romania often come out in short spurts, in quick facts and asides to their children.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurt. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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