Meanings of brief spurt in English

He was activated June 26 and faltered after a brief spurt.

They hold, and in their brief spurt of pausing, I release the rock wall.

His next words banished that brief spurt of happiness.

Rage gave me a brief spurt of strength.

One stands open on my right, catching me in a brief spurt of worry before I compose myself.

Kerem Ali Pasha argued vehemently but a brief spurt of words, sharp as a butcher's knife, silenced him.

The brief spurt of amusement had vanished now, and the shoulder under my hand was hard with tension.

The brief spurt of pain had him wondering curtly, "Are you practicing being a lady with me?"

After a brief spurt in confidence indicators late last year, the euro zone economy is not showing many signs of life.

The deadly accident at a military site in northern Russia took place on Aug. 8 and caused a brief spurt of radiation.

A brief spurt before half-time and again in the closing minutes made the difference for the All Blacks against an unpredictable Argentinian attack.

A third contributing force, though less continuous, was the brief spurt which was made by the Chicago pitchers in the middle of the season.

For a while I had brief spurts of telekinesis.

Blows meant nothing to Dexter, but he could still be tickled into brief spurts of activity.

Boosted by concerns about a sustained deficit, the autocatalyst metal has been surpassing gold in brief spurts.

The research offers some of the strongest evidence yet that even brief spurts of on-the-job stress can be bad for the heart.