sprang

¹

[ sprang ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of spring.

sprang

²

[ sprang ]

noun

1. a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.

sprang

/ spræŋ /

verb

1. the past tense of spring

Word History and Origins

Origin of sprang¹

1950–55; perhaps < Norwegian: lace, tatting

Example Sentences

By 2014, he had become the face of the Umbrella Movement, a mass student protest with the umbrella as a symbol, which sprang up alongside the Occupy Central sit-in.

From BBC

Born and raised in Redondo Beach, Aitken sprang from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena to an early career in New York, playing with sculpture, light displays, performance, film and other media.

From Los Angeles Times

Watergate originally sprang from Nixon’s vendetta against Daniel Ellsberg, whom he was determined to embarrass for exposing the Pentagon Papers.

From Los Angeles Times

To some degree, the collective amnesia that seems to have occurred was a protective mechanism from the trauma of the great loss and uncertainty that sprang from COVID.

From Salon

Attorney for Los Angeles at the time, said Hochman helped build the case, which sprang from an FBI investigation.

From Los Angeles Times