"Sprinted" is a verb.
He sprinted into action.
She sprinted for the finish line. The horse sprinted over the gate and escaped.
It means sprinted or ran quickly.
Did you mean "sprinted"? Like "The runners sprinted down the track"? If so, then, yes, sprinted is a verb. It is the verb 'to sprint' conjugated in the past tense.
The past tense of "race" is "raced".
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gulped
bolted
sprinted
bolted, sprinted
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
part of speech