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US
/ˈspɹɪŋ, spɝˈɪŋ/
]
[ UK /spɹˈɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /spɹˈɪŋ/ ]
VERB
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spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide -
move forward by leaps and bounds
The horse bounded across the meadow
The child leapt across the puddle
Can you jump over the fence? -
develop suddenly
The tire sprang a leak -
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving -
develop into a distinctive entity
our plans began to take shape
NOUN
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- a natural flow of ground water
- a point at which water issues forth
- the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
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the season of growth
the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring
he will hold office until the spring of next year -
a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
the spring was broken
How To Use spring In A Sentence
- Frogs and newts have already been attracted to three new natural spring ponds at Abbey Meads School.
- And, yes, the otherwise companionless apartment smelled like love for a few weeks each spring. The Orangery
- Yea, we see in that wailing infant of a week, the outspringing of an immortal spirit which may soon hover on cherub-pinion around the throne of God, or perhaps, in a few years, sink to the regions of untold anguish. The Christian Home
- Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
- The plateau is 1300 meters above sea level and attracts people for its natural beauties, clean weather, and cold spring water. Archive 2009-05-01
- In the spring, you will be letting the leaves wilt on their own and dry up.
- Spring,summer,autumn and winter are the four seasons.
- What of it if Winter has another snow-storm or two up his sleeve?I take my staff and fare forth to greet Spring with three dogs at my heels.
- Origen did mightily oppugn a new heresie which did springe vpp in his tyme/it was called the heresie of Helchesaites/and at lẽghth he did happily extinguishe it. A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the sam
- Take it with a glass of mulled wine and it'll keep you going until the spring. Times, Sunday Times
