When he was 11 he had a 'growth spurt'. [=he grew quickly and suddenly in a short period of time]
They played well for a brief 'spurt' but then started losing again.
They worked on the house 'in spurts', whenever they had time.
(..) And their fingers pickle 'cause that's what they stir their drink up with. And they do a lot of this when they talk: With their drink, so their drink spurts on your shoe, you know. You know, and you're looking at your shoe and they're going: And they hum a lot when they... (..)1983 Bill Cosby: Himself