upspring

American  

[uhp-spring, uhp-spring] / ʌpˈsprɪŋ, ˈʌpˌsprɪŋ /

verb (used without object)

upsprang, upsprung, upsprung, upspringing

1. to spring up.

2. to come into being or existence; arise.

   Prosperity began to upspring after the war.

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noun

Archaic.

1. growth or development.

2. a coming into existence; origin.

upspring British  

verb

1. (intr) to spring up or come into existence

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noun

1. a leap forwards or upwards

2. the act of coming into existence

Etymology

Origin of upspring

before 1000; (v.) Middle English upspringen, Old English upspringan; (noun) Middle English; Old English upspringe. See up-, spring

Example Sentences

See how Time, consoling, Dries the saddest tears, Bids the darkest storm-clouds Pass in gentle rain; While upspring in glory, Flowers and dreams again!

From Legends and Lyrics Part 1 by Dickens, Charles

Behold I touch his heart, and there upspring Blooms to his cheeks, and flashes to his eyes; His scornful lips upon the instant sing, And all his pulses leap with ecstasies.

From The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems by Victor, Frances Fuller

Unfold, upspring, outblossom from the dust, O divinest playfellow even as we!

From Poems by Stuart, Muriel

The Bishop spoke with apparent vexation, but his heart had bounded in the upspring of a great relief.

From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)

With an abrupt upspring, his throat half harsh with anger, he placed both forepaws on the table and barked at the waiter.

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack