Collocations for "spurt"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "spurt" in context.
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spurt
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a spurt of water came from
- let out a spurt of water
- put a spurt of [salad dressing, vinegar] on
- the [salad dressing] came out in spurts
- spurts of [gas, smoke] came from the car
- the engine started in spurts
- a spurt of growth in the [stock market, third quarter]
- had a (sudden) spurt of energy
- sexually explicit: a spurt of [semen, cum, sperm]
- a spurt of speed to [win, take the lead]
- a spurt of blood came from [his arm, the wound]
- is in the middle of a growth spurt
- must be in a growth spurt
- [water, liquid] spurted (out) from the [crack, hole, hose, pipe]
- [water] spurted out
- the [crack] spurted [water]
- blood spurted from the wound
- spurted into the [air, bucket]
- spurted over [her, the ground]
- spurted up from the [ground, crack]
- spurted across the [ground, table]
- [sales, the economy] spurted (by 3 percent)
- the [runners, cars, horses] spurted forward
'spurt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):