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[ spruhng ] / sprʌŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sprung ON THESAURUS.COM
verba simple past tense and past participle of spring. OTHER WORDS FROM sprungself-sprung, adjectiveun·sprung, adjectiveWords nearby sprungspruce-up, sprucy, sprue, spruik, spruit, sprung, sprung molding, sprung rhythm, spry, s.p.s., spt. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sprungLike a Jack in the Box just sprung from coiled captivity, he begins rambling excitedly. Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST A citizens group, Kansans for Justice, has sprung up as well to oppose retention of Justices Lee Johnson and Eric Rosen. And Here Come 2014’s Willie Hortons|Eleanor Clift|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST And in the U.K., dozens of small and large companies have sprung up to serve the market. It’s Always Sunny In England|The Daily Beast|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Various pain management initiatives have sprung up around the country, whether related to cancer or other causes. DEA's Painkiller Crackdown Too Little, Too Late?|Russell Saunders|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A new type of democracy has sprung up as a result; a unity of thought and expression that is uniquely Brazilian. Brazil’s World Cup Is An Expensive, Exploitative Nightmare|Vac Verikaitis|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Indeed, in certain quarters a prejudice against laughing under any circumstances appears to have sprung up. Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb If he bad met Edward Marston face to face now he would have sprung upon him and throttled him where he stood. Rogues and Vagabonds|George R. Sims A door on the opposite side of the Boundaries was suddenly opened, to give admittance to one who sprung out with a bound. The Channings|Mrs. Henry Wood The stars were blue as steel in the moonless sky above the arc-lamps; and a cold parching wind had sprung up. Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie The lady had sprung to her feet, and had broken through the nearest bushes into the thicket beyond. Star of Mercia|Blanche Devereux
British Dictionary definitions for sprung
verbthe past participle and a past tense of spring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sprungstartle, rebound, bound, bounce, skitter, start, leap, recoil, bolt, hop, vault, hurdle, lop, trip, lope, begin, emanate, arise, derive, develop |