splurt
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly imitative; compare splat, spurt.
Verb
[edit]splurt (third-person singular simple present splurts, present participle splurting, simple past and past participle splurted)
- (informal, transitive) To spit out violently, as with disgust or surprise.
- 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers:
- God splurted out his mouthful of Cinzano Bianco and bellowed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face.
- (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.