# sprunt

> English word · Verb · IPA /spɹʌnt/

## Definitions
1. To make quick or convulsive movements; to start, to jump.
2. To court, flirt, or make romantic advances; esp. after dusk and under the cover of darkness, sometimes among haystacks.
3. To court, flirt, or make romantic advances; esp. after dusk and under the cover of darkness, sometimes among haystacks.

## Etymology
Apparently a variation of sprent or sprint. This term originated as a Victorian-era Scots word in the Roxburgh region.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sprunt