sprang

[sprang] / spræŋ /

VERB

jump, skip

Synonyms

STRONG

bolt bounce bound hop hurdle leap lop lope rebound recoil skitter start startle trip vault

WEAK

hippety hop

Antonyms

STRONG

allow permit

VERB

originate, emerge

Synonyms

STRONG

appear arise arrive begin birth burgeon come commence derive descend develop emanate flow grow hatch head issue loom mushroom proceed rise start stem

WEAK

be derived be descended come into being come into existence come out shoot up upspring

Antonyms

STRONG

cease complete conclude decline decrease depart die disappear end finish go halt leave lessen recede repress shrink stop

Example Sentences

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Instantly the dog leaped at him, its breath rising to a screech as it sprang.

From Literature

Police also began to work directly with increasingly active neighborhood organizations that sprang up while city life frayed after the George Floyd riots.

From The Wall Street Journal

The hosts won the ball and sprang forward on 54 minutes, with Schjelderup supplying another clinical finish after cutting past Asencio on the edge of the box.

From Barron's

The This Morning and Bake Off host, who sprang to fame on reality show Big Brother, grew up in Kingstanding, an area to the north of the city.

From BBC

Unlike the novel from which it sprang, “A Long Game” doesn’t have a plot to give it structure.

From The Wall Street Journal