Spurt - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|spɜːrt|
Brit.
|spɜːt|
noun
verb
- gush forth in a sudden stream or jet (syn: gush, spirt, spout)
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy (syn: forge, spirt)
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy (syn: forge, spirt)
Extra examples
Blood spurted from his nose.
Flames spurted through the roof.
It boiled over, spurting hot water everywhere.
He suddenly spurted ahead of the others.
The water came out of the tap in short spurts (=a small amount at a time).
In a sudden spurt of anger, Ellen slammed the door shut.
We weren't consistent - we played in spurts.
He had a growth spurt when he was 16 years old.
...the boy was just a shrimp until his teens, when he had a growth spurt...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: spurt
he/she/it: spurts
present participle: spurting
past tense: spurted
past participle: spurted
I/you/we/they: spurt
he/she/it: spurts
present participle: spurting
past tense: spurted
past participle: spurted
noun
singular: spurt
plural: spurts
singular: spurt
plural: spurts
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