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How to use spurt in a sentence

25 example sentences · verb, noun

Spurt means to cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet. Example: “The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.”

Examples of spurt by meaning

verbTo rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.

  • In the floor of the valley the line passes hills of fantastic shape, like sleeping camels and inverted washbasins, and you can see the beautiful lakes Naivasha and Elementeita; at Eburru jets of steam spurt out of the ground.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265

nounA brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.

  • a spurt of water; a spurt of blood

nounEjaculation of semen.

  • "Clean all your spurt off me, man." And so I did.2019, R.W. Clinger, Stockton County Cowboys Box Set, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN

nounA sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.

  • The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.
  • After a brief spurt of conviviality on our part, my partner and I quickly moved on to our priority— tracking down play parties.1991 April 22, Wickie Stamps, “A Lesbian Looks At The GMSMA's 10ᵗʰ Anniversary Celebration”, in Gay Community News, page 11

nounThe act of spurting, or something spurted.

  • He thrust against her and deep inside, she felt his spurt of semen.2015, Shelley Munro, Alexandre

verbTo make a strong effort for a short period of time.

  • The bullion market spurted on Thursday.
  • The runners spurted to the last lap as if they had extracted new energy from the applauds of the audience.

More sentences with spurt

  • Blood started to spurt out of his hand due to the wound.From the entry blood
  • A spike of white bone peekabooed through the flesh of his wrist and blood spurted.2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn. From the entry peekaboo
  • In an instant, the creature reared back on its haunches and spurted out a gargantuan nugget!1998 October 30, CW, “A Halloween Story...”, in alt.music.rush (Usenet). From the entry boogerball
  • Rostow — a sudden spurt of output that begins sustained industrial growth.1986, Ira Katznelson, Aristide R. Zolberg, Working-class Formation, page 45. From the entry take off
  • That spurt of rage took Bradly in the midriff before he could control it.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 125. From the entry butt in
  • The latter made one tremendous spurt, then gave up in despair and hauled in his oars.1902, Jack London, “chapter XII”, in The Cruise of the Dazzler. From the entry steerageway
  • McInnis staggered back and to his feet, the chair flying aside, as a gout of blood spurted from the open wound.2024 September 28, HarryBlank, “Not Ready for Prime Time”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2024. From the entry gout
  • Pulplike olefin fibers are produced by a high pressure spurting process developed by Hercules, Inc. and Solvay, Inc.1987, Herman Francis Mark, Encyclopedia of polymer science and engineering. From the entry pulplike
  • Her brief spurt of communicativeness lapsed suddenly, as if these market-values of her goods might be telling too much about herself.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 103. From the entry communicativeness
  • It only requires a bit of a spurt to give a fillip to several branches, and these would stimulate the rest.1903 July 10, “The Late Mr. James M. Gale”, in W[illiam] H[enry] Maw, J[ames] Dredge [Jr.], editors, Engineering: An Illustrated Weekly…. From the entry fillip
  • "I'm going to be working at this new designer's boutique — urn, Jones Uptown — in Harlem as soon as it opens," Aphro spurts out.2009, Deborah Gregory, Catwalk: Strike a Pose, page 78. From the entry faboo
  • They looped ropes around the stiff legbones of the first cow and pulled her body toward the stoneboat, resting between spurts of hauling.1984, Lois Phillips Hudson, The Bones of Plenty, page 204. From the entry legbone
  • After an initial spurt of energy in which I looked around fervently for employment as a carded construction labourer, I fell into a lethargy and then depression.2012, Leo Anthony, Between Two Worlds: The Account of a Jet-Setting Vagrant, page 183. From the entry carded
  • And then they launch into a face-melter by way of acoustics, playing so hard that one expects Thile's fingers either to spontaneously combust or at least start spurting blood.2005, No Depression, numbers 55-60, page 97. From the entry face-melter
  • There are always plenty of hernias scheduled during the month, but the appendectomies seem to come in spurts; entire months have gone by without a single “appie” coming in.2001, Richard Furman, Reaching Your Full Potential: Simple Steps to Achieving Your Goals, Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN…. From the entry appy
  • An elderly sheik shared this little ceremony with us, and afterwards benignly gave the waterman a coin and made him spurt scented water on his face and beard.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 105. From the entry waterman
  • Immediately there was a spurt of water, the flash of a quickening body - and that was the ducklet as he dived away to join his mates!1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 148. From the entry ducklet

Meaning of spurt

  1. verb To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
  2. verb To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.
  3. noun A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.

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Questions about spurt in a sentence

How do you use spurt in a sentence?
Spurt is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.”
What is a short sentence with spurt?
“The bullion market spurted on Thursday.”
What does spurt mean?
Spurt means to cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.

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