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splurt

splurt verb: to spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.

Verb

splurt (third-person singular simple present splurts, present participle splurting, simple past and past participle splurted)

  1. (informal, transitive) To spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.
    • God splurted out his mouthful of Cinzano Bianco and bellowed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face.1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
  2. (ambitransitive, informal) To squirt out in a messy stream.
    • She splurted ketchup on her hash browns.2011, Andrea McKay, Blue Night, Blue Day, page 51
    • He clutched his face as blood splurted out.2014, Priscilla West, Reckless

Forms of splurt

third-person singular presentsplurts
present participlesplurting
past participlesplurted
pastsplurted

Origin of splurt

Possibly imitative; compare splat, spurt.

Questions about splurt

What does splurt mean?
Splurt means to spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.
What part of speech is splurt?
Splurt is a verb.
What is the past tense of splurt?
The past tense of splurt is splurted.

Words near splurt in the dictionary

  1. splurges
  2. splurgier
  3. splurgiest
  4. splurging
  5. splurgy
  6. splurt
  7. splurted
  8. splurting
  9. splurts
  10. splutter
  11. spluttered

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