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upspring¹

  • /ʌpˈspɹɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

verb upsprings · upspringing · upsprang · upsprung

  1. intransitive To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being. In diamond light upspring the dazzling peaks Of Pyramids

    Similar: spring, spring up, sprout, arise, be born, come into existence

upspring²

  • /ˈʌpspɹɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English upspring, upspringe, from Old English upspring (“origin, birth, rising up, springing up”), equivalent to up- + spring. Cognate with Old Saxon upspring (“well; source; spring”), Middle Low German upspringen (“to spring up; grow”).

noun upsprings

  1. A spring or leap into the air.

    Similar: bound, jump, leap, spring

  2. origin

Similar: parvenu, upstart

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Similar: parvenu, upstart

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"upspring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upspring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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upspring. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upspring

Chicago

"upspring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upspring.

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@misc{upspring_2026,
  title = {upspring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upspring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}