splurge

Other forms of splurge

plural

splurges·

past tense

splurged·

present participle

splurging·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about splurge

What does splurge mean?

splurge means "an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in splurge?

splurge has 1 syllable: splurge. In IPA it is /ˈsplɝdʒ/.

What is another word for splurge?

Close synonyms include orgy, binge, fling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is splurge a common word?

splurge is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.