spring back

verb

To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.

“The bough sprang back and hit us square in the face.”

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Meanings

verbspring back (third-person singular simple present springs back, present participle springing back, simple past sprang back, past participle sprung back)

present singular third person springs back · participle present springing back · past sprang back · participle past sprung back

  1. intransitiveTo recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.

    The bough sprang back and hit us square in the face.

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APA

spring back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20back

MLA

“spring back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20back.

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