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springing to life

springing to life is the present participle and gerund of spring to life.

Meaning of spring to life

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To start to exist.
    • Sometimes the ideas spring to life fully formed.

Questions about springing to life

What is springing to life the present participle and gerund of?
Springing to life is the present participle and gerund of spring to life.

Words near springing to life in the dictionary

  1. springing for
  2. springing into action
  3. springing line
  4. springing lines
  5. springing out
  6. springing to life
  7. springing to mind
  8. springing to somebody's defence
  9. springing up
  10. springingly
  11. springings

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