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to sprong

to sprong

9.9
An old past form of the verb jump
  • verb
  • Archaic
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  • As the gymnast practiced, she sprong off the trampoline with perfect execution.

Examples

  • With a sudden burst of energy, the child sprong to his feet and ran after the ball.

  • The rabbit sprong into the air when it saw the dog approaching.

  • Medusa's head rolled to the ground and from her neck sprung two children.

Synonyms

to spring
vsto sprong
141 1.0

To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing

is the past tense form referring to the same movement

Surface Forms

sprong infinitive
springing present participle
spronged past
spronged past participle

Etymology

Sprong is an old or dialect past tense of spring, used where modern English would say 'jumped', so when a story uses 'he sprong' it simply means he 'jumped'.