Gerund Word Explorer
Multiple meanings

Spring

Spring (season)

The season after winter when flowers bloom.

In spring, the mango trees in our village flower.

Spring (coil)

A metal coil that jumps back when pressed.

The spring inside the pen pushes the tip out.

Spring (water)

A place where water comes up from the ground.

We drank cold water from a spring in the hills near Munnar.

Remember: All three come from 'spring', to leap up: the season leaps into life, a coil springs back, water springs from the ground.

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