sprang out
Suddenly came out
Sprang out describes something emerging suddenly or forcefully.
A person might spring out from behind a door to surprise someone: She sprang out of the shadows.
Ideas or movements can spring out from origins: The theory sprang out of earlier research.
The phrase emphasizes the abruptness or energy of emergence.
Past tense of spring out.
- lungedThrust body forward suddenly
- leapedPropelled oneself through air
- materializedBecame physically present
- appearedBecame visible or present
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
bolted · blurted · germinated · burst forth · sprouted · popped up · emerged · darted · flashed · surfaced · bounded · erupted · surged · arose · unfurled · exploded · bloomed · came forth
sprang outjumped in
Entered abruptly, often uninvited
burst in · shrank back · retreated · withdrew · hid
sprang outhid
Kept out of sight
disappeared · vanished · faded away · melted away · shrank back
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