Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upspring

/ʌpˈspɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-spring
IPA: /ʌpˈspɹɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.

Intransitive verb

noun

A spring or leap into the air.

noun

Example Sentences

"In diamond light upspring the dazzling peaks Of Pyramids"
"Might not its waters upspring in this new land, whose discovery was the great marvel of the age, and which men looked upon as the unknown east of Asia?"

Etymology

From Middle English upspringen, from Old English uppspringan, ūpspringan, equivalent to up- + spring.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up
Root: upspringen, uppspringan, upspring

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

upsprings (present, singular) upspringing (participle, present) upsprang (past) upsprung (past) upsprung (participle, past) upsprings (plural)

Derived Forms

upspringing upsprung

Phrases

upspring reel

Synonyms

spring spring up sprout arise be born come into existence parvenu upstart bound jump leap

Rhymes With

being something thing bring thinking king spring ring wing sing string swing

Questions

How do you pronounce upspring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌpˈspɹɪŋ/.
What does upspring mean?: To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.
Where does upspring come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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