Spurt
/spɜːrt/noun
To gush or flow out suddenly and forcefully.
Did you know?Spurt is probably imitative in origin, meaning its sound may have been shaped to mimic the sudden explosive action it describes rather than borrowed from a neat ancient root.
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern English
English
spurt
“to gush or jet out suddenly”
Middle English
English
spurten
“to spurt, gush, or burst out”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sput- / *sputr-
“an imitative base associated with sudden ejecting or spitting sounds”
Modern English
English
spurt
“to flow out in a sudden jet or burst”