spring upright

Frequency: 4.82.2 per million words

to jump or move quickly into a vertical position

uprightVERB + upright

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spring

Examples (10)

  • Hearing the loud crash, he sprang upright in bed.
  • Be careful not to spring upright too suddenly, or you might faint.
  • The flexible branch will spring upright once released.
  • She saw the guard spring upright as the officer approached.
  • With a sudden burst of energy, the athlete sprang upright.
  • The mechanism allows the target to spring upright when hit.
  • Startled by the nightmare, the child sprang upright screaming.
  • Even after being bent double, the flexible pole would spring upright.
  • He tried to spring upright, but his legs failed him.
  • As soon as the weight is removed, the springs cause the seat to spring upright.