sprunt up

verb

To draw oneself up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up.

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Meanings

verbsprunt up (third-person singular simple present sprunts up, present participle sprunting up, simple past and past participle sprunted up)

present singular third person sprunts up · participle present sprunting up · participle past sprunted up · past sprunted up

  1. USdialectalintransitiveTo draw oneself up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up.
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APA

sprunt up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprunt%20up

MLA

“sprunt up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprunt%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprunt up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprunt%20up.

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