sprung

[ spruhng ]
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verb
  1. a simple past tense and past participle of spring.

Other words from sprung

  • self-sprung, adjective
  • un·sprung, adjective

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How to use sprung in a sentence

  • There are a dozen other "adult schools" in the town which have sprung from Severn Street.

    Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
  • Scarcely had he smoothed the way with one opponent than another sprung up in an unexpected quarter.

  • The foremast is sprung, the main-topgallant mast is gone, and the mizzen has been snapped off close by the deck.

  • He sprung up to rush to the door, but before he had moved further, the click of the pistol-lock struck his ear.

    Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. Kingston
  • It was difficult to understand from exactly what sources of experience or intuition the singular remark could have sprung.

British Dictionary definitions for sprung

sprung

/ (sprʌŋ) /


verb
  1. the past participle and a past tense of spring

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