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- [spurt]
- /spɜrt/
- /spɜːt/
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- [spurt]
- /spɜrt/
Definitions of spurt word
- verb without object spurt to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout. 1
- verb without object spurt to show marked, usually increased, activity or energy for a short period: The runners spurted forward in the last lap of the race. 1
- verb with object spurt to expel or force out suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout. 1
- noun spurt a sudden, forceful gush or jet. 1
- noun spurt a marked increase of effort for a short period or distance, as in running, rowing, etc. 1
- noun spurt a sudden burst or outburst, as of activity, energy, or feeling. 1
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Origin of spurt
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; variant of spirt; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spurt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spurt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spurt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spurt
verb spurt
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- birthed — an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- bleed — When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
noun spurt
- birr — to make or cause to make a whirring sound
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- ebb and flow — tidal movement
- ebullition — a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
- effluence — the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
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