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The autumn had come and the winter and the spring, and the spring was almost gone when she returned; and, with her return, Catastrophe lifted its head in the person of Denzil Perhaps it was imperative instinct that brought Junia back in an hour coincident with Carnac's return--perhaps.

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  1. intransitive verb To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap.
  2. intransitive verb To move suddenly on or as if on a spring: The door sprang shut. The emergency room team sprang into action.
  3. intransitive verb To appear or come into being quickly: New businesses were springing up rapidly. See Synonyms at stem1.
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  • Scientists warn that climate change will result in more severe droughts and erratic storms worldwide, and this spring was the driest in California's 114 years of record-keeping. —  Times Leader News
  • Monday's emotional upheaval: FGS has just started the self-study process as the initial step in our reaccreditation process, and one of the things we're doing this spring is a study of each department. —  What Now?
  • Tuiasosopo knew making the major league roster out of the spring was a longshot, but felt good about the impression he left with the new coaching staff.
  • But Ryan insists his slow start this spring is a function of poor technique, not fitness. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Dukes last outing of the spring was against the Yankees where he gave up 8 runs and 9 hits in 3 1 / 3 innings. —  Sports News : CBSSports.com
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summer ·  stream ·  light ·  fall ·  flower ·  wood ·  garden ·  rain ·  autumn ·  wave ·  field ·  beauty

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spring:   springs ·  Spring ·  sprang ·  springing ·  sprung
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English springen, from Old English springan. N., Middle English springe, from Old English spring, wellspring.

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  1. Also dial. sprink; from Middle English springen, spryngen (preterit sprong, sprong, plural sprungen, sprongen, past participle sprungen. sprongen, sprunge), from Anglo-Saxon springan, sprincan (preterit sprang, spranc, plural sprungon, past participle sprungen), spring, = Old Saxon springan = OFries. springa = Dutch springen = Middle Low German springen = Old High German springan, Middle High German G. springen, spring, = Icel, springa = Swedish springa = Danish springe, spring, run, burst, split, = Gothic (Moesogothic) *spriggan (not recorded); cf. Old French espringuier, etc., spring, dance, = Italian springare, kick about (from Old High German); prob. akin to Greek σπέρχεσ, σ1θαι, move rapidly, be in haste, σερχνός, hasty. Cf. Lath. sprugti, spring away, escape. Hence spring, n., and ult. springal, springal, the causal spreng (now mostly merged in spring), sprinkle, etc.
 

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