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springing

spring·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spring-ing]
    • /ˈsprɪŋ ɪŋ/
    • /sprɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spring-ing]
    • /ˈsprɪŋ ɪŋ/

Definitions of springing word

  • noun springing a snare for catching small game. 1
  • verb without object springing to set a springe or springes. 1
  • verb with object springing to catch in a springe. 1
  • adjective springing of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for the season of spring: spring flowers. 1
  • adjective springing resting on or containing mechanical springs. 1
  • noun springing the level where an arch or vault rises from a support 0
See all 6 definitions of springing

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Origin of springing

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at spring, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Springing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Springing

springing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

springing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for springing

adj springing

  • abiogenic — not resulting from the activity of living organisms.
  • arising — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
  • assurgent — (of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising
  • idiopathic — of unknown cause, as a disease.

noun springing

  • effluence — the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
  • effluent — flowing out or forth.
  • leakage — an act of leaking; leak.
  • emanation — An abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source.
  • exudation — The act of exuding.

adjective springing

  • jumping — (colloquial) excellent, very fun.
All 12 Synonyms of springing

Related words

  • spring

    String PRocessING language

  • skip

    to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.

  • springe

    a snare for catching small game.

  • basket-handle arch

    an arch having a symmetrical form drawn from an odd number of radii in excess of one, which increase in length from the springing toward the center.

  • elastic

    (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.

  • fan vault

    a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of the vaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs.
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