spurt
/spɜɹt/ verb C2- To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
- To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.
He/she/it spurts · Past spurted · Past participle spurted · -ing form spurting
Verb forms
- Base form
- spurt
- He/she/it
- spurts
- Past
- spurted
- Past participle
- spurted
- -ing form
- spurting
From the library
I took off the kettle and blew out the lamp, for the water was spurting over the floor.
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