Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A pretorit of spring.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. of
spring .
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- verb Simple past of
spring .
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Examples
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The title sprang from an argument over a line in the show My Favorite Martian.
Classic TV Writer Helped Invent 'Mad Libs' Stephen Miller 2011
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The title sprang from an argument over a line in the show My Favorite Martian.
Classic TV Writer Helped Invent 'Mad Libs' Stephen Miller 2011
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The term sprang up last month, when a survey in Great
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The title sprang from mistake that turned into the name of the movie.
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He was wrong to call them that, perhaps, but the term sprang readily to mind.
Survivors McCaffrey, Anne 1984
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The word sprang from Mary’s lips before she knew what she was about.
One Night in Scotland Karen Hawkins 2010
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The word sprang from Mary’s lips before she knew what she was about.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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The word sprang from Mary’s lips before she knew what she was about.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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The word sprang from Mary’s lips before she knew what she was about.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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The Swimmers, who sprang from the sea-creatures, and the Sky Folk, who came from the winged things-and the Dhuvians, who are from the serpent. ""
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reesetee commented on the word sprang
A shoot or branch. (Obsolete meaning: A rung of a ladder.)
October 3, 2008