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[ spring-ing ] / ˈsprɪŋ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR springing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act or process of a person or thing that springs. the mechanical springs or the type or arrangement of springs with which any of various devices are equipped, especially a vehicle. Architecture. spring (def. 43). Origin of springingMiddle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spring, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM springingspring·ing·ly, adverbun·spring·ing, adjectiveWords nearby springingspringhaas, springhalt, springhare, springhead, springhouse, springing, springing line, spring lamb, springless, springlet, spring ligament Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for springingI am not referring to the protests against Israel that are now springing up in France and many other countries. Has Friendship With Israel Become a Casualty of War?|Malcolm MacDougall|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Before Jezebel had launched to police false photos, image comparisons were springing up across the media. Artist Gives Celebs the ‘Natural’ Look|Justin Jones|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The players are capable of springing a few surprises and maybe beating one of the bigger teams. Why the Yanks Don’t Get Futbol|Nico Hines|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Congregations for atheists are springing up all over the planet. Godless Church Services for Atheists Go Global|Nico Hines|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Urgent-care clinics are springing up in retail stores across the country. Retail Clinics Are More Common Than Ever, But That Doesn’t Mean You Should Use Them|Russell Saunders|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST From the springing of the grass till September, butter is made in great profusion. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck It cuts with its end without any springing, and will on this account stand a very keen angle of cutting edge. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose He saw Iftikhar Eddauleh, cimeter in hand, springing through the doorway. God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis At reveille Frank was, as a rule, very prompt about springing out of bed and hurrying into his clothes and through his toilet. Frank Merriwell's Chums|Burt L. Standish A crowd, springing up like ants on a disturbed hill, swarmed round her, but she knew nothing of them. Scarlet and Hyssop|E. F. Benson
British Dictionary definitions for springing
nounthe level where an arch or vault rises from a supportAlso called: spring, springing line, springing point Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to springingstartle, rebound, bound, bounce, skitter, start, leap, recoil, bolt, hop, vault, hurdle, lop, trip, lope, begin, emanate, arise, derive, develop |