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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The College Republicans is one of a bevy of groups that have sprung up competing for the minds of young conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

A five-block stretch of mostly Hispanic merchants on East Lake Street has more foot traffic and almost every empty storefront has sprung back to life since a reporter visited in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

And that was a prayer, I knew for sure, that could not have sprung unaided from Corrie ten Boom.

From Literature

Now that darkness had fallen, a ring of fires had sprung up around it, and men with spears and birch-bark horns were keeping watch.

From Literature

In the spirit of the Habsburg counterreformation, ornate churches, Baroque palaces and statues of saints sprung up across the city.

From The Wall Street Journal