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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Once word began to spread that an F-15E was lost, U.S. search-and-rescue teams sprang into action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“Eternal Life” sprang out of her in one burst, celebrating the power of love to transcend life’s harsh realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Scores of providers sprang up along a corridor stretching west from the San Gabriel Valley through the San Fernando Valley, which now has the highest concentration of hospices in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

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 • Jan. 28, 2026

Gooseflesh suddenly sprang up across my bare skin as an idea formed.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu