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spurt

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈspɝt// UK //spˈɜːt// spurt Archaic Slang

n. a sudden, short burst of activity or growth. You use this when something happens very quickly for a short time.

n. a sudden, brief period of rapid growth or activity. Often used to describe a temporary increase in speed, intensity, or volume.


SIMPLE

There was a sudden spurt of growth in the company's sales.

CONTEXTUAL

The athlete experienced a final spurt of energy during the last minute of the race to win the gold medal.

COMPLEX

Economists noted a brief spurt of inflation following the new tax policy, though they expected prices to stabilize within the next fiscal quarter.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From earlier spirt, sprit (“to sprout”), from Middle English sprytten, from Old English spryttan, from Proto-West Germanic spruttjan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).

Etymology 2

Uncertain. May be derived from Etymology 1.

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