sprung

American  

[spruhng] / sprʌŋ /

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of spring.

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sprung British  

/ sprʌŋ /

verb

1. the past participle and a past tense of spring

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Other Word Forms

• self-sprung adjective
• unsprung adjective

Example Sentences

Someone else must’ve been picking at it since I sat here last, because it’s been further sprung from its stitching.

From Literature

She pawed at her eyes, which seemed to have sprung a leak.

From Literature

The College Republicans is one of a bevy of groups that have sprung up competing for the minds of young conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

A five-block stretch of mostly Hispanic merchants on East Lake Street has more foot traffic and almost every empty storefront has sprung back to life since a reporter visited in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

And that was a prayer, I knew for sure, that could not have sprung unaided from Corrie ten Boom.

From Literature