sprung

[spruhng] / sprʌŋ /

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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A metal gate blocked the entrance to the post office, and two encampments had sprung up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Thousands of new “vocational schools” sprung up to soak up the money, many of them bogus.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Ronald Reagan tried as well, and the Iran-Contra affair sprung from misguided hopes of getting the regime to free other U.S. hostages, and from there move past hostility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The ground-effect aerodynamics, and stiffly sprung cars, have been consigned to history.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

A wind that had sprung up in the night was blowing now keenly from the North, and it was rising; but the lands about looked grey and drear.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien