1
as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in erupted
to throw out or off (something from within) often violently
the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of spurted
Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.
—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Keep an eye out for the coton de tulear, which spurted from 92nd in 2024 to 79th last year.
—
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.
—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Keep an eye out for the coton de tulear, which spurted from 92nd in 2024 to 79th last year.
—
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.
—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurted
Verb
-
Local 150’s president chairs political committees that have poured money into the campaign of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a likely 2027 mayoral challenger.
-
Long before venture capital poured money into AI, decades of federal research also helped build the computing and machine-learning advances that made these systems possible.
Verb
-
Chisholm did not appear to go around and immediately erupted over the lack of an appeal, forcing Boone and first base coach Dan Fiorito to intervene.
-
The ovation that erupted when Guzelimian walked out to introduce the festival’s closing concert was a fitting acknowledgment that golden-age concerts do not happen by themselves.
Verb
-
She was rushed from her Nashville apartment to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
-
Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
Verb
-
San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.
-
Balogun, a star striker who has scored three goals so far in this year’s tournament, received a red card and was ejected from last week’s US game against Bosnia and Herzegovina for a foul against a defender.
Verb
-
Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
-
After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
Verb
-
Charles scored in the semi-final against Middlesbrough before Tonda Eckert’s side was expelled from contention by the English Football League for attempting to spy on their opponents.
-
Any college student who supports the organizations will be immediately expelled.
Verb
-
The rare isotope is mostly locked away deep within our world’s innards, but vanishingly small quantities are belched out in volcanic eruptions and through natural gas pipelines.
-
Gloria stood up and belched, freeing me from her weight.
Verb
-
Its results spewed from a transactional firehose Tuesday morning.
-
While France made a strong effort to reverse course in recent years, the European nation has spewed a cumulative total of about 40 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions throughout its history.
Cite this Entry
“Spurted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
