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spring at
spring at someone or something
to jump at someone or something. The cat sprang at me but could not sink in its claws. The spider sprang at the moth and captured it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Fearchar | | - | Irish, Scottish |
| Perpetua | | per-PE-twah (Spanish) | Spanish, Late Roman |
| Alcmene | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Holden | | HOL-dən | English (Modern) |
| Viatrix | | - | Late Roman |
| Abihu | | ə-BIE-hyoo (English) | Biblical |