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Meaning of spring back | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.

intransitive

Equivalents

Suomi kimmota
Te Reo Māori whana

Examples

“The bough sprang back and hit us square in the face.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

spring for spring into action spring out spring the luff spring to life spring to mind

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