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US
/ˈspɹɪŋˌtaɪm/
]
[ UK /spɹˈɪŋtaɪm/ ]
[ UK /spɹˈɪŋtaɪm/ ]
NOUN
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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
How To Use springtime In A Sentence
- Springtime for Henry played Broadway in the early '30s and then again in the early '50s but became a laughingstock as Edward Everett Horton repeatedly barnstormed it.
- Worsted in this war of love Shiva punished the mischievous god of love Madana for aiding that maiden by causing springtime to appear on the scene before its wonted time.
- A few well-garlanded madams of the society crowd passed by, gossiping, their rich black minks set for the chill in the Springtime air, their heels clopping gently on the sidewalk.
- Having twirled in a frock, he dons jackboots to play Adolf Hitler in Springtime for Hitler, the production's howlingly awful play-within-a-play.
- The springtime calling of frogs had given way to the chirping of crickets and the distant barks of rutting roe deer.
- The other saving grace is that springtime hailstorms usually blow over fairly quickly. Times, Sunday Times
- Although fresh fava beans appear only in springtime in the markets of Central Mexico, the dried versions are available throughout the year and cook much more quickly than other dried beans. Hidalgo Style Fava Bean Soup: Caldo de Habas Estilo de Hidalgo
- There's plenty of clichés about Paris in the springtime that are true.
- The interactions between the characters in Springtime obviously form a political allegory, but rarely have I seen allegorical conceits that were as likeable as these characters are.
- Freedom from children also means liberation from school-holiday travel - great news, because Greece in the springtime is pure enchantment.