springing

noun

spring·​ing ˈspriŋ-iŋ How to pronounce springing (audio)
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: a point where an arch rises from its support

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Also, damping and springing is excellent, and combined with the equally excellent seats, Geländewagen does not kidney punch like the more primitive off-roaders produced in Detroit. Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 But there’s a difference between springing twists and earning them. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025 The buds and blooms springing to life are a sign the Ramona Garden Club’s Plant and Craft Sale is just around the corner. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025 Carried forward to the new year, the next year, sorry, where it's kind of treated as springing to life again in the next year and going into that computation again. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for springing

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of springing was circa 1530

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“Springing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/springing. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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