spurted
past simple and past participle ofspurt
spurt
verb[IorT]
uk/spɜːt/us/spɝːt/spurtverb[I or T](LIQUID)
to (causeto)flowoutsuddenlyand withforce, in afaststream:
Blood was spurting out all over theplace.
Hisarmwas spurtingbloodwhere theveinhad beensevered.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- discharge
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leak
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
- waterborne
spurtverb[I or T](INCREASE)
mainlyUS
toincreaseorgrowveryquickly, or tosuddenlyincreaseby aparticularamount:
Shares of thejewellerystorechainspurted $6.
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- fade
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- inflame
- inflation
- mushroom
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- scalesomethingup
- shoot up
- spike
Examplesofspurted
spurted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They complained of buses that blew up, buses that had flywheels which dropped off and buses from which oilspurtedon to the road.
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But if we looked back over the last generation represented by the last inch of that 19 yards, we would see that it suddenlyspurtedup by six feet.
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Occupational pensions have alsospurtedahead quite substantially, and in constant prices now add, on average, about £18·60 per week to pensioners' incomes, compared with £12·30 in 1979.
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After the war, the business grew in new directions as the economyspurtedforward into an era of rapid growth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The blood thatspurtedforth touched his blind eye and fully restored his sight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Towns thenspurtedbut could make no impression on the leader.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Again, the blood had flowed down on the right side of the woman andspurtedon to the wall.: 6.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bloodspurtedover his hand.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spenglerismspurtedfrom the pens of countless disciples.
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