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springing to mind

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

Meaning of spring to mind

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
    • Two good reasons spring to mind at once.1987, R.C.D. Jasper, Geoffrey J. Cuming, Prayer of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed, page 3

Questions about springing to mind

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

Words near springing to mind in the dictionary

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

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