Spurt
verb
To flow out suddenly and forcefully.
Blood spurted from the wound.
Often appears as...
- spurt out
- spurt forth
noun
A sudden forceful flow or outburst.
The spurt of water from the fountain.
Often appears as...
- sudden spurt
- significant spurt
verb
To make a sudden strong effort.
She spurted ahead in the last few seconds of the race.
Often appears as...
- spurt ahead
- spurt forward
noun
A quick period of rapid growth or progress.
There was a spurt in sales after the ad campaign.
Often appears as...
- spurt in growth
- sales spurt
verb
To flow out suddenly and forcefully.
Blood spurted from the wound.
Often appears as...
- spurt out
- spurt forth
noun
A sudden forceful flow or outburst.
The spurt of water from the fountain.
Often appears as...
- sudden spurt
- significant spurt
verb
To make a sudden strong effort.
She spurted ahead in the last few seconds of the race.
Often appears as...
- spurt ahead
- spurt forward
noun
A quick period of rapid growth or progress.
There was a spurt in sales after the ad campaign.
Often appears as...
- spurt in growth
- sales spurt
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Intensity
Use 'spurt' to describe sudden, intense releases of liquid or energy.
Ink spurted from the pen when I dropped it.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Occurrence
'Spurt' often implies something was not planned or controlled.
Oil spurted out when he unscrewed the cap too quickly.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Intensity
Use 'spurt' to describe sudden, intense releases of liquid or energy.
Ink spurted from the pen when I dropped it.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Occurrence
'Spurt' often implies something was not planned or controlled.
Oil spurted out when he unscrewed the cap too quickly.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Intensity
Use 'spurt' to describe sudden, intense releases of liquid or energy.
Ink spurted from the pen when I dropped it.
Pro Tip 2/2Unexpected Occurrence
'Spurt' often implies something was not planned or controlled.
Oil spurted out when he unscrewed the cap too quickly.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
what we're going to find is that these roads spurt off more roads, and more roads after that, at the end of which is a small clearing in the rainforest where there are going to be a few cows. These cows are used for beef. We're going to eat these cows. And these cows are eaten basically in South America,
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The invisible life...
a natural phenomenon of a subglacial pond spurting out iron oxide that was thought to be utterly lifeless until a little more than a decade ago. And I hiked up a glacier to drill down into it, revealing countless, hardcore critters living their best lives while embedded inside layers of ice.
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T-Rex Growth Spurt PIPE How...
time ever to get an understanding of the entire life cycle of this legend of the dinosaur Kingdom they're having a series of juvenile skeletons like this gives you insight into the way that dinosaurs grew absolutely the dinosaurs had growth spurts so this animal is estimated to
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Making people laugh PIPE...
is current our impressions of people can get frozen in time with people change it's not just kids who go through five-inch growth spurts and thanks to a pan of tiramisu I like to think we all grew that day second story another show I worked with a guy who was a former
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The Secret World of...
if the noot survives the hazards of its early life it must overcome the limitation placed on it by its rigid exoskeleton in order to grow and this is achieved through a series of months once free of the old exoskeleton the nymph puts on an instantaneous growth spurt
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Why 30 is not the new 20...
We know that the brain caps off its second and last growth spurt in your 20s as it rewires itself for adulthood, which means that whatever it is you want to change about yourself, now is the time to change it. We know that personality changes more during your 20s
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The other "Golden Rule"...
Male dogs don’t always fully empty their bladders and will instead tinkle in short spurts to mark their territory. Male pandas sometimes pee in handstands, marking bark higher up on trees in order to broadcast their scent to potential mates.
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What causes heartburn? -...
it becomes like a faulty, ill-fitting lid, causing the area to depressurize. That allows burning stomach acid-- and even chunks of food--to spurt into the
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
And in fact, he found that in three quarters of the men the stuff just kind of slopped out. It wasn't spurted or thrown or ejected under great force.
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Monkey fight! PIPE Cheeky...
only once the fighting is safely over does a male put on a spurt of bravado
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
what we're going to find is that these roads spurt off more roads, and more roads after that, at the end of which is a small clearing in the rainforest where there are going to be a few cows. These cows are used for beef. We're going to eat these cows. And these cows are eaten basically in South America,
Video examples
The invisible life...
a natural phenomenon of a subglacial pond spurting out iron oxide that was thought to be utterly lifeless until a little more than a decade ago. And I hiked up a glacier to drill down into it, revealing countless, hardcore critters living their best lives while embedded inside layers of ice.
Video examples
T-Rex Growth Spurt PIPE How...
time ever to get an understanding of the entire life cycle of this legend of the dinosaur Kingdom they're having a series of juvenile skeletons like this gives you insight into the way that dinosaurs grew absolutely the dinosaurs had growth spurts so this animal is estimated to
Video examples
Making people laugh PIPE...
is current our impressions of people can get frozen in time with people change it's not just kids who go through five-inch growth spurts and thanks to a pan of tiramisu I like to think we all grew that day second story another show I worked with a guy who was a former
Video examples
The Secret World of...
if the noot survives the hazards of its early life it must overcome the limitation placed on it by its rigid exoskeleton in order to grow and this is achieved through a series of months once free of the old exoskeleton the nymph puts on an instantaneous growth spurt
Video examples
Why 30 is not the new 20...
We know that the brain caps off its second and last growth spurt in your 20s as it rewires itself for adulthood, which means that whatever it is you want to change about yourself, now is the time to change it. We know that personality changes more during your 20s
Video examples
The other "Golden Rule"...
Male dogs don’t always fully empty their bladders and will instead tinkle in short spurts to mark their territory. Male pandas sometimes pee in handstands, marking bark higher up on trees in order to broadcast their scent to potential mates.
Video examples
What causes heartburn? -...
it becomes like a faulty, ill-fitting lid, causing the area to depressurize. That allows burning stomach acid-- and even chunks of food--to spurt into the
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
And in fact, he found that in three quarters of the men the stuff just kind of slopped out. It wasn't spurted or thrown or ejected under great force.
Video examples
Monkey fight! PIPE Cheeky...
only once the fighting is safely over does a male put on a spurt of bravado
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Quote examples
Alexandra Daddario
American Actress
When you're with another actor who's also been through five hours of prosthetic makeup, and you're eating another person's neck, and fake blood is being spurted out at you for two minutes, it's incredibly fun, and you're in character for that time. You can't really believe that that's your job.
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Gareth Bale
Welsh Athlete
I was quite small; then I had a big growth spurt that led to a problem with my back, which stopped me playing for a while. My bones were growing too quick for my weight.
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Ashok Soota
Indian Businessman
In the current world, with work-from-home emerging as a new norm, there is a spurt in demand for security, deployable across multiple work environments.
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Javed Ali
Indian Musician
It's easier to record because technology is advanced. That's why there is a spurt in the number of new singers.
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Luol Deng
American Athlete
I was always tall, but I had a real growth spurt between 12 and 14.
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Rodney Hood
American Basketball Player
I hit a big growth spurt between my 10th and 11th grade years.
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Britney Spears
American Singer
I did not have implants, I just had a growth spurt.
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Nikki Sixx
American Musician
Like all artists, I go through creative spurts.
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Herm Edwards
American Coach
I don't go crazy but I have those spurts.
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Tim Ferriss
American Author
I work hard, but in spurts.
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Alexandra Daddario
American Actress
When you're with another actor who's also been through five hours of prosthetic makeup, and you're eating another person's neck, and fake blood is being spurted out at you for two minutes, it's incredibly fun, and you're in character for that time. You can't really believe that that's your job.
Quote examples
Gareth Bale
Welsh Athlete
I was quite small; then I had a big growth spurt that led to a problem with my back, which stopped me playing for a while. My bones were growing too quick for my weight.
Quote examples
Ashok Soota
Indian Businessman
In the current world, with work-from-home emerging as a new norm, there is a spurt in demand for security, deployable across multiple work environments.
Quote examples
Javed Ali
Indian Musician
It's easier to record because technology is advanced. That's why there is a spurt in the number of new singers.
Quote examples
Luol Deng
American Athlete
I was always tall, but I had a real growth spurt between 12 and 14.
Quote examples
Rodney Hood
American Basketball Player
I hit a big growth spurt between my 10th and 11th grade years.
Quote examples
Britney Spears
American Singer
I did not have implants, I just had a growth spurt.
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Nikki Sixx
American Musician
Like all artists, I go through creative spurts.
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Herm Edwards
American Coach
I don't go crazy but I have those spurts.
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Tim Ferriss
American Author
I work hard, but in spurts.
Example 1 of 10
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