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sprouting up

sprouting up is the present participle and gerund of sprout up.

Meaning of sprout up

Verb

sprout up (third-person singular simple present sprouts up, present participle sprouting up, simple past and past participle sprouted up)

  1. Synonym of crop up.
    Synonyms:
    crop up

Questions about sprouting up

What is sprouting up the present participle and gerund of?
Sprouting up is the present participle and gerund of sprout up.

Words near sprouting up in the dictionary

  1. sproutest
  2. sprouteth
  3. sproutier
  4. sproutiest
  5. sprouting
  6. sprouting up
  7. sproutings
  8. sproutless
  9. sproutling
  10. sproutlings
  11. sprouts

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