spurt
verb (used without object)
to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
have spurted
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present perfectof spurt.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Treasury yields have spurted higher as they catch up with the main interest rate controlled by the Federal Reserve, which is at its highest level since 2001.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Over the past week, three X-class flares have spurted off from two eruptive sunspot groups.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
Before the impact, the cooling magma and rocks on the surface would have spurted out gases, such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur dioxide.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2019
Exports have spurted to near-record levels, and domestic auto sales may equal the 2.1 million record set in 1972.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had it been pulled out all the way the water would have spurted from the nozzle, for it was of the automatic variety, with which Tom had equipped all his plant.
From Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
