spurting

verb

present participle of spurt
1
as in pouring
to flow out in great quantities or with force water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle

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2
as in erupting
to throw out or off (something from within) often violently the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water

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Recent Examples of spurting Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025 The peonies in my yard were blooming, spurting really. — Maria Zorn, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2026 Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026 The first half of Tarantino’s epic action-movie mixtape Kill Bill is both ultra-stylish and ultra-violent, qualities that blend to create a kinetic blur of flashing blades and spurting arteries. — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026 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 Seismic activity also creates spurting geysers and toasty geothermal pools, particularly in magma-rich areas like the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and around Borgarfjörður fjord, both in the west. — Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurting
  1. pouring
  2. erupting
  3. rushing
  4. ejecting
  5. streaming
  6. spitting
  7. expelling
  8. spewing
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  • Last month, the reflecting pool turned from blue to green days after the renovation was complete, and contractors were seen pouring bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the pool in an attempt to kill the algae.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 6 July 2026
  • Almost too perfectly, a news release confirming the nuptials was sent out as rain started pouring and a sense of calm enveloped the area.
    — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of pouring
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  • Across the United States, the sky will be erupting with fireworks on July 4, 2026, and the days around it as America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence.
    — Lauren Lowman, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
  • The 6-foot-2, 185-pounder has shot up draft boards after notching 84 points (29 goals and 55 assists) in 67 games for OHL Brantford, then erupting for another 26 (13 goals and 13 assists) in 15 playoff games.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of erupting
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  • On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Definition of rushing
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  • The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 June 2026
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  • Bang My Box premiered on HBO on June 30, and is now streaming on HBO Max.
    — Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The United States of Asian+America is now streaming on YouTube.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of streaming
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  • Jenkins said Macias-Gomez was also charged with battery on a peace officer for spitting.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • First, play was allowed to restart, which was previously a hard stop on any VAR intervention — except violent conduct and spitting at someone.
    — Ben Burrows, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of spitting
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  • Senate Bill 123 prohibits schools from expelling students solely because of excessive absences or truancy.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The garment also absorbs heats, carrying it away from the spacesuit's life-support system, expelling it into space.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Definition of expelling
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  • Warehouses soon moved in to the area and have been spewing gases into the adjacent neighborhoods ever since.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of spewing

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