spurt
verb (used without object)
to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
has been spurting
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present perfect progressiveof spurt (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Sulphur dioxide has been spurting too — 35,000 tonnes of it a day, more than twice the amount spewing from all of Europe’s smokestacks.
From Nature ● Oct. 27, 2014
