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springing up

springing up is the present participle and gerund of spring up.

Meaning of spring up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To appear suddenly.
    • A breeze had sprung up, pushing the ship back within range of the Spanish cannons.
    Synonyms:
    pop up
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To come rapidly into existence.
    • In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167
    Synonyms:
    upspring

Questions about springing up

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

Words near springing up in the dictionary

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

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