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- [sprang]
- /spræŋ/
- /spræŋ/
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- [sprang]
- /spræŋ/
Definitions of sprang word
- verb sprang a simple past tense of spring. 1
- noun sprang a leap, jump, or bound. 1
- noun sprang a sudden movement caused by the release of something elastic. 1
- noun sprang an elastic or bouncing quality: There is a spring in his walk. 1
- noun sprang elasticity or resilience: This board has spring in it. 1
- noun sprang a structural defect or injury caused by a warp, crack, etc. 1
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Origin of sprang
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; perhaps < Norwegian: lace, tatting
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Parts of speech for Sprang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sprang popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sprang usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sprang
verb sprang
- appeared — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- arose — Arose is the past tense of arise.
- capered — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- coursed — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
noun sprang
- cradled — Simple past tense and past participle of cradle.
- dived — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- flighted — the act, manner, or power of flying.
- gave — simple past tense of give.
- gushed — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
Top questions with sprang
- what is a sprang?
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