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springing

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springing, spring
1. The point where an arch rises from its supports.
2. The angle of rise of an arch.
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Misfortunes springing from ourselves are the hardest to bear.
Fables by Aesop View in context
The machine immediately broke through the massive substructure upon which it was builded, and sank out of sight into the earth, the aeronaut springing out barely in time to save himself.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
One or two stiff gales and the springing of a leak are accidents which experienced navigators scarcely remember to record, and I shall be well content if nothing worse happen to us during our voyage.
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