springtime
Americannoun
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Also called: springtide. the season of spring
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the earliest, usually the most attractive, period of the existence of something
Etymology
Origin of springtime
Example Sentences
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Riley was studying creative media at the University of Bath when he got hit with a springtime cold which he described as feeling "pretty non-eventful".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
It is springtime in Los Angeles, the flowers are blooming and Ari is excited to be going to a party thrown by a friend of her roommate’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
We had no appetite for either extreme heat or cold, so we moved to a place where it’s springtime all the time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
But as springtime rolled around a few weeks after the fire, the idea of a season without baseball felt like another blow the community simply couldn’t take.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
A few of them were kind of quick and tinkling, and another was like that smell in the springtime after a rain.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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