Antonyms for spurt
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : spurt |
| Phonetic Transcription : spÉœrt |
Definition of spurt
Origin :- "to gush out, squirt," 1560s, variant of spirt, perhaps cognate with Middle High German spürzen "to spit," and sprützen "to squirt" (see sprout). The noun in this sense is attested from 1775.
- noun burst of activity
- verb erupt
- A spurt of boiling water jumped into the air, and a wash of water followed.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- There was no outcry; simply a spurt of blood and brain, and all was over.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- "I asked him what he'd been doing with himself all the summer," Barbara went on with a spurt.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- The dun had been hard ridden in the spurt to gain the mountains ahead of the posse.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
- A spurt of laughter dies into a shiver of repugnance at the action.
- Extract from : « The Mob (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- At these words Pincher took a spurt and had to be held in, lest they should overtake the wagon.
- Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
- Suddenly, a spurt of smoke came from the muzzle of the rifle.
- Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
- Another bullet lifted a spurt of dust almost at his horse's feet.
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- "You can't keep it up if you begin with such a spurt," she assured them.
- Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil
- A spurt of speed and Morgan was beside him, leaning over, demanding the gun.
- Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
Synonyms for spurt
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