A number of small software companies sprouted in our area as a result of the demand for new computer applications.
sprout up
Turkish pronunciation
spraut ʌp
Pronunciation
/ˈsprout ˈəp/ /ˈspraʊt ˈʌp/
Etymology
[ 'spraut ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English spruten, from Old English -sprutan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust.