was springing
- past progressive of spring.
Example Sentences
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Next door, an even higher-security prison was springing up: the super-max “Alcatraz of the Rockies” for terrorists, mob bosses, drug lords and other dangerous felons.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
When he moved, Chile was springing back from the global financial crisis, and there were plenty of jobs for immigrants.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Hanks’s research trip makes perfect sense in this light: the actor wanted to see the circumstances from which his lawyer character, Donovan, was springing the boys.
From Forbes ● Dec. 16, 2014
Last night, Diesel was springing about 10ft tall, showing up to the London premiere of Guardians in high-tech stilts and an "I am Groot" T-shirt.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2014
The lizard which had been in the cereal box was springing toward him.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
