How to spell spring

Spring is spelled S-P-R-I-N-G. Six letters, said just as spelled, ending -ING like sing.

hear itspring/sprɪŋ/nounLong vowels

What it means: The season when flowers bloom.

In a sentence: In spring, flowers bloom in the garden.

Same family: springs, springy, coil, bounce, elastic. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "spring" comes from Old English "springan," meaning "to leap" or "to burst forth." The sense of a coiled object that jumps back into shape grew from this idea of sudden movement and bouncing.

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