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splurge

UK/splɜːd͡ʒ//splɝd͡ʒ/

splurge verb: to (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.

Verb

splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
    • The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips.
    • But the steamboats come in their time ; and I am sure that I address a large crowd of sympathizing auditors, now that I come to speak of the magnificent old "Fanny," spluttering and paddling, and splurging up to the little wharf under the lea of Peppers Hill, where the pine wood lay piled in...1884, Donald Grant Mitchell, Bound Together, A Sheaf of Papers/Norwich, 1659-1859, Norwich
  2. (ambitransitive, informal) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.
    • They decided to splurge on the biggest banana split for dessert.
    • I could see Schultz think, and revive, and splurge with his bets again.1912, Jack London, The House of Pride
    Synonyms:
    splash out
  3. (informal, intransitive) To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.

Noun

splurge (plural splurges)

  1. (informal) An extravagant or ostentatious display.
  2. (informal) An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree.

splurge meaning in Urdu and Bengali

splurge in Urdu

splurge, squander
اسراف isrāf

splurge in Bengali

অঢেল খরচ করা, বিলাসিতা করা

Examples of splurge in a sentence

  • "And boy," he splurged, "we are filming a peach, a pip and a wow!1930, Robert E. Howard, Sailors' Grudge:
  • Fans flew across the country, stayed in hotels, ate meals out, and splurged on everything from sweatshirts to limited-edition vinyl, with the average Eras attendee reportedly spending nearly $1,300.2023 December 6, Sam Lansky, “Person of Year 2023 : Taylor Swift”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2023:

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Synonyms of splurge

Forms of splurge

Verb
third-person singular presentsplurges
present participlesplurging
past participlesplurged
pastsplurged
Noun
pluralsplurges

Origin of splurge

Possibly from a blend of splash + surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic.

Words formed from splurge

Words that rhyme with splurge

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Questions about splurge

What does splurge mean?
Splurge means to (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
What is splurge in Urdu?
Splurge in Urdu is اسراف (isrāf). See Splurge meaning in Urdu.
How do you use splurge in a sentence?
"And boy," he splurged, "we are filming a peach, a pip and a wow!
What part of speech is splurge?
Splurge can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce splurge?
Splurge is pronounced /splɜːd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of splurge?
The past tense of splurge is splurged.

Words near splurge in the dictionary

  1. splunges
  2. splunging
  3. splunk
  4. splurchase
  5. splurchases
  6. splurge
  7. splurged
  8. splurger
  9. splurgers
  10. splurges
  11. splurgier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: splurge (page history and authors); اسراف (Urdu) (page history and authors); splurge (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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