splurt

English

Etymology

Possibly imitative; compare splat, spurt.

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.
  2. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To squirt out in a messy stream.
    • 2011, Andrea McKay, Blue Night, Blue Day, page 51:
      She splurted ketchup on her hash browns.
    • 2014, Priscilla West, Reckless:
      He clutched his face as blood splurted out.
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