spurt
/spɜrt/
verb
- To flow out suddenly and forcefully in a stream.
- Juice spurted out when she bit into the orange.
- Water spurted from the broken pipe.
- Blood spurted from the cut on his finger.
- To increase or happen suddenly and briefly.
- The runner spurted ahead in the final lap.
- Sales spurted after the new advertisement aired.
- His heart rate spurted when he saw the snake.
noun
- A sudden, forceful stream of liquid.
- He wiped a spurt of ketchup off his shirt.
- A spurt of water hit the ceiling.
- The cut produced a spurt of blood.
- A sudden, brief burst of activity, speed, or growth.
- There was a spurt of creativity after the brainstorming session.
- The team made a spurt of effort in the last minute.
- Adolescents often experience a growth spurt.
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