🤾 To jumped 🐈 A jump 📈 A sudden rise

sprong

1 9.9

A sudden energetic jump, for example over a fence

noun

Neologism

: salto

The athlete made a powerful sprong over the stream during the competition.

Examples

With a sudden sprong, the cat leaped onto the table.
He startled everyone with a sudden sprong onto the stage.
With a quick sprong, the cat cleared the fence and disappeared into the garden.
The rabbit made a quick sprong into the air.
With a quick sprong, the cat cleared the fence and disappeared into the garden.
The athlete made a powerful sprong over the stream during the competition.
He startled everyone with a sudden sprong onto the stage.

Synonyms

leap

vssprong

95 1.0

A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling

is focused on physical energetic sudden acts rather than figurative emotion

jumping

vssprong

40 1.0

To push yourself off the ground using your legs, often in a sport

is about quick energetic sudden movement rather than trained athletic motion

jump

vssprong

12 1.0

A sudden movement of the body caused by surprise

is instead an energetic sudden action usually purposeful rather than reflexive

leaping

vssprong

9 1.3

A quick, strong jump upward or forward

is more about sudden energetic action than sustained agile motion

How Big

to bound

4 4.2

to vault

15 4.4

leap

95 1.0

sprong

Neologism

1 9.9

jump

199 1.0

to hop

139 1.0

Surface Forms

sprong singular

sprongs plural

Etymology

Sprong comes from the same root as spring, which means 'to jump', so a sprong is a quick, energetic leap like a cat clearing a fence.