splurted

Ejected in spurts

Splurted is the past tense of splurt, a variant of spurt suggesting a messier or more sudden ejection of liquid: Ketchup splurted out when I squeezed the bottle.

The word carries a slightly comic or emphatic quality, often describing accidental spurts of sauce, drink, or other substances.

ejection

squirted

Ejected liquid forcefully

sprayed · jetted · erupted · burst · shot · expelled · discharged · spouted · splattered · oozed

speech

blurted

Uttered without restraint

babbled · uttered · gasped · interjected · ejaculated · outburst · stuttered · spluttered · burst out · let slip

liquid

ketchup

Tomato-based condiment

  • mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
  • sauceLiquid food accompaniment
  • syrupThick sugar liquid

water · juice · ink · paint · blood · milk · oil · condiment · lotion · gel

Opposites
flow intensity

splurtedtrickled

Flowed in drops

dripped · dribbled · seeped · oozed · leaked

manner of emission

splurtedretained

Continued to hold

contained · held · absorbed · coursed · channeled

Family

splutter

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G