spurt
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spurt¹
- /spɜːt/ UK
- /spɜɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From earlier spirt, sprit (“to sprout”), from Middle English sprytten, from Old English spryttan, from Proto-West Germanic *spruttjan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).
verb spurts · spurting · spurted · spirt
- 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. Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, / Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock.
Similar: spout
noun spurts · spirt
- A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound. a spurt of water; a spurt of blood
- Ejaculation of semen. "Clean all your spurt off me, man." And so I did.
- A shoot; a bud. The Garden Sperages[…]send out at first certaine greene spurts or buds peeping forth of the ground.
spurt²
- /spɜːt/ UK
- /spɜɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
Uncertain. May be derived from Etymology 1.
noun spurts · spirt
-
A moment, a short period of time.
Similar: instant, jiffy, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, jiff, jot
- A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development. The boss's visit prompted a brief spurt of activity.
- The act of spurting, or something spurted He thrust against her and deep inside, she felt his spurt of semen. Her clit jumped in response, and Lily tumbled into an orgasm that shook her clear to her toes.
verb spurts · spurting · spurted · spirt
- To make a strong effort for a short period of time. The bullion market spurted on Thursday.
Thesaurus
verb
Similar: spout
Translations
Every language
verb to cause to gush
| Español | chorretear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내뿜다 naeppumda, 분출하다 bunchulhada |
| 日本語 | 噴き出す fukidasu, 噴く fuku |
| 中文 | 噴出 /喷出 pēnchū, 噴 /喷 pēn |
| Русский | бры́згать brýzgatʹ, выбра́сывать vybrásyvatʹ, вы́бросить výbrositʹ |
verb to gush
| 한국어 | 솟구치다 sotguchida |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 迸る, 噴出する funshutsu suru, 噴き出す fukidasu |
| 中文 | 噴放 /喷放 pēnfàng, 噴 /喷 pēn, 迸 bèng, 迸射 bèngshè, 噴發 /喷发 pēnfā, 噴出 /喷出 pēnchū |
| Français | gicler |
| Deutsch | spritzen, zischen, schießen |
| Ελληνικά | αναβλύζω anavlýzo |
| Română | stropi, țâșni |
| Русский | бры́згать brýzgatʹ, бить струёй bitʹ strujój, заби́ть струёй zabítʹ strujój, выбра́сывать струёй vybrásyvatʹ strujój, вы́бросить струёй výbrositʹ strujój, хлы́нуть xlýnutʹ |
| עברית | קָלַח qalákh |
noun brief gush
| Español | chirguete, chiguete, chorrete |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 噴射 funsha |
| 中文 | 噴射 /喷射 pēnshè |
| Deutsch | Spritzer, Strahl |
| Română | țâșnitură |
| Русский | пото́к potók, струя́ strujá |
| עברית | שפריץ shpritz |
verb to make strong effort
| Deutsch | spurten, sprinten, sich sputen |
|---|---|
| Română | se sforța |
| Русский | де́лать рыво́к délatʹ ryvók, сде́лать рыво́к sdélatʹ ryvók, рвану́ть rvanútʹ |
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title = {spurt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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