Meaning & use
Sprang
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Moved suddenly and quickly upward or forward.
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The cat sprang onto the windowsill the moment it heard the birds.
An idea sprang to mind as soon as she read the question.
A note on using this word
The traditional past tense of 'spring'; 'sprung' is increasingly used informally in the same role, though careful writers still prefer 'sprang.'
Words with a similar meaning
leapedjumped
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