Antonyms for sprint

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sprint

Phonetic Transcription : sprɪnt

walk

Definition of sprint

Origin : 1560s, "to spring, dart," from Old Norse spretta "to jump up." Meaning "to run a short distance at full speed" first recorded 1871. Related: Sprinted; sprinting.

verb run very fast

Example sentences :

Not so quick on a sprint—you find that yourself, Munro, eh what?
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

It is like unhandcuffing a prisoner and saying: “Sprint a bit, I can catch up to you.”
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

He broke into a sprint, trying to stay away from the fatal touch.
Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley

You was winnin' all that when you did that sprint for goal your friend Dicky was tellin' about the other day.
Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford

I've just time to drink a glass of wine and sprint for the train.
Extract from : « The Easiest Way » by Eugene Walter and Arthur Hornblow

Farwell broke through them, breathless from a sprint at top speed.
Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm

It was a smart one and he did not try to take the lead; he was saving himself for the sprint.
Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath

Jud was as much surprised as if he had seen a tortoise start to sprint.
Extract from : « The Inca Emerald » by Samuel Scoville

The parson made a sprint and caught the ultimate rail of the moving train.
Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes

Then I saw "London" leap the gate of the field and sprint towards the chamber.
Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various

Synonyms for sprint

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