splurt

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verb

To spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.

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Meanings

verbsplurt (third-person singular simple present splurts, present participle splurting, simple past and past participle splurted)

present singular third person splurts · participle present splurting · participle past splurted · past splurted

  1. informaltransitiveTo spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.

    God splurted out his mouthful of Cinzano Bianco and bellowed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face.

    1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
  2. ambitransitiveinformalTo squirt out in a messy stream.

    She splurted ketchup on her hash browns.

    2011, Andrea McKay, Blue Night, Blue Day, page 51
    1 more example

    He clutched his face as blood splurted out.

    2014, Priscilla West, Reckless

Origin

Possibly imitative; compare splat, spurt.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splurt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splurt.

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