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spring back

spring back verb: to recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.

Verb

spring back (third-person singular simple present springs back, present participle springing back, simple past sprang back, past participle sprung back)

  1. (intransitive) To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.
    • The bough sprang back and hit us square in the face.

spring back meaning in Tamil

spring back in Tamil

வடிவ மீள்மை

Forms of spring back

third-person singular presentsprings back
present participlespringing back
pastsprang back
past participlesprung back

Questions about spring back

What does spring back mean?
Spring back means to recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.
What is spring back in Tamil?
Spring back in Tamil is வடிவ மீள்மை. See Spring back meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spring back?
Spring back is a verb.
What is the past tense of spring back?
The past tense of spring back is sprang back.

Words near spring back in the dictionary

  1. spring a butt
  2. spring a leak
  3. spring ahead, fall behind
  4. Spring and Autumn
  5. spring avens
  6. spring back
  7. spring balance
  8. spring balances
  9. spring bar
  10. spring bars
  11. Spring Bay

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