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spurt

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
spɜːt

Definitions

  1. A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
  2. A moment, a short period of time.
  3. Ejaculation of semen.
    slang
  4. A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
  5. A shoot; a bud.
    obsolete
  6. The act of spurting, or something spurted

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Examples

“a spurt of water; a spurt of blood”
“"Clean⟳ all your spurt off me, man." And so I did.”
“The Garden Sperages[…]send⟳ out at first certaine greene spurts or buds peeping forth of the ground.”
“The boss's visit⟳ prompted a brief spurt of activity.”
“I seem to remember⟳ talking wanderingly to myself during that last⟳ spurt.”
“The long, steady sweep⟳ of the so-called "paddle" tried him almost as much as the breathless strain⟳ of the spurt.”
“After a brief spurt of conviviality on our part, my partner and I quickly moved on to our priority— tracking down play⟳ parties.”
“He thrust against her and deep inside, she felt his spurt of semen. Her clit jumped in response, and Lily tumbled into an orgasm that shook her clear to her toes.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Spurted Spurting spurtle Spurts Spurway spurwing

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