noun
spring
SPRING/sprɪŋ/
The season between winter and summer.
Blossoms, fresh leaves, and young lambs mark the arrival of spring.
Etymology
Springan's sense of bursting forth or growing underlies “spring of the year”: the time when plants rise and trees bud. The season's name thus describes new growth emerging.
In context
we kind of have this idea of spring being a season of new things
More examples
- We planted the garden in spring.
- Several wet springs had filled the reservoir.
- The birds return each spring.
Forms
spring · springs
springtime noun — The season after winter.
Similar words
- springtime
- Another name for the spring season.