sudden
brief, little
initial
an initial spurt of energy

final
growth
Boys experience a growth spurt during puberty.

put on (BrE)
She put on a spurt to get to the station in time.

feel
He felt a spurt of resentment against his brother.

with a spurt
With one final spurt, he reached the top of the hill.

spurt in
a spurt in capital spending

spurt of

in short spurts
His breath came in short spurts.

Spurt is used with these nouns as the subject:
blood, water

Spurt is used with these nouns as the object:
water