spurts
Brief, forceful bursts
Spurts are sudden, brief bursts of activity, energy, or liquid.
Water spurts from a broken pipe; a runner spurts ahead in a final dash.
A growth spurt is a period of rapid physical development.
To spurt is to gush or surge: Blood spurted from the wound.
The word implies irregularity—spurts come in fits and starts, not steady streams.
Forced fluid stream
- gushFlow out forcefully
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
- streamSteady continuous flow
fountain · discharge · outpouring · surge · spew · emission · eruption · cascade
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- periodicOccurring at intervals
occasional · scattered · discontinuous · fluctuating · patchy · on-and-off · fitful · unsteady
Forced fluid stream
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- impetusForce initiating action
momentum · pressure · ejection · projection · blast · velocity · hydraulic · nozzle
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- expansionIncrease in scope
- flourishingProspering vigorously
budding · sprouting · blooming · proliferation · progression · advancement · cultivation · adolescent
jet
Forced fluid stream
stream · fountain · discharge · outpouring · surge · spew · emission · eruption · cascade · torrent
sporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
periodic · occasional · scattered · discontinuous · fluctuating · patchy · on-and-off · fitful · unsteady · pulsing
jet
Forced fluid stream
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
impetus · momentum · pressure · ejection · projection · blast · velocity · hydraulic · nozzle · hose
development
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- expansionIncrease in scope
flourishing · budding · sprouting · blooming · proliferation · progression · advancement · cultivation · adolescent · puberty
spurtsplodding
Moving slowly, heavily
slow and steady · marathon pace · crawls · plateaus · stalls
- growth spurtPeriod of accelerated physical development