spurt
/spəːt/
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American sound/spəːt/
spurt
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US voice -> spurt
Myanmar meaning
ပန်း၍ ထွက်စေသည်။ ရုတ်တရက် အားထုတ်ကြိုးပမ်းသည်။ ရုတ်တရက် ပန်းထွက်ခြင်း။ ရုတ်တရက် အရှိန်မြှင့်ခြင်း ၊ ကြီးထွားမှု ပိုမိုလာခြင်း။
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၁။ (က) ~ (out) (from sth) ပန်းထွက်သည်။ There was water spurting from a broken pipe. ❍ Blood spurted out from the wound.
(ခ) ~ sth (out) ပန်း ထုတ်သည်။ The volcano spurted (out) molten lava.
၂။ ဖျတ်ခနဲထိုးထွက်သည်။ He spurted (past the others) as they approached the line.
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၁။ ငေါက်ခနဲ ပန်းထွက်ခြင်း။ The water came out with a spurt.
၂။ တစ်သွန်တည်းသုတ်ခြင်း။ ဟုပ်ခနဲ ကျုံးခြင်း။ put on (ie make) a spurt ❍ make a spurt for the finishing line ❍ a sudden spurt of energy ❍ working in spurts.
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- ‘A stream of blood spurted out of his nose.’
- ‘By 8.40 am, water was spurting out of the hole at a rate of 200 litres a second.’
- ‘Witnesses saw blood spurting from the wound as she ran to them for help.’
- ‘The stream of water that spurted from the hose did less to douse the fire than it did to fan the flames with its accompanying rush of air.’
- ‘The man yelled in pain as blood spurted out of his wound.’
- ‘As the fire swept over the car the fuel tank began to boil and a six metre jet of flames spurted out of the back of the car.’
- ‘Blood started to spurt out of the wound, and I held my hand to my chest to stop the blood.’
- ‘When an emergency arises, a pipe bursts and hot water spurts from underneath the cabin, she grabs her child and goes to look for help.’
- ‘The bullets slammed into Kessler's arm and chest, sending the gun flying one way and the man the other way, blood spurting from the bullet holes as he went spinning through the air.’
- ‘He stood clutching his neck, blood spurting out in pumps, a look of shock upon his face.’
- ‘A warm stream of water spurted out and hit me square in the face.’
- ‘There was an almighty clank inside the mixer unit and boiling hot water started spurting out the sides and over the edge of the bath onto the floor.’
- ‘Then the pipes started to shudder, the faucet spurting dirty water into the soap-filled sink.’
- ‘Tiffindell gets a sprinkling of snow each year, but relies largely on snow machines, which spurt out a steady stream of snow over their single 500-metre slope during winter.’
- ‘The pipe in Christ Church Road, Epsom, first burst on Thursday, September 4, and started spurting water over the Khaldi family's drive.’
- ‘Families come carrying picnic baskets, couples stroll holding hands, mothers push babies in prams, some people simply watch birds and others stand to marvel at the fountain spurting water.’
- ‘They were drenched with cold water when holes in the walls of the bathroom facilities unexpectedly began to spurt water when someone switched on the water main.’
- ‘The lake's remarkable centerpiece is a massive, yet elegant fountain that spurts water as high as 36 feet into the air.’
- ‘Year-on-year growth in output per worker spurted to 2.9 % in the second quarter.’
- ‘On entering Henry Street, the car's engine revs, it spurts forward and the driver appears to lose control momentarily.’
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