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Definition of "upspring" [up•spring]

  • To spring up, as from the soil. (verb-intransitive)
  • To come into being; arise. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "upspring" in a sentence
  • "With an abrupt upspring, his throat half harsh with anger, he placed both fore-paws on the table and barked at the waiter."
  • "And were but every man minded like me, there would be an upspring"
  • ""Jenny's," cried Millie with a sudden upspring of hope."