Definitions for springing

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IPA: /ˈsprɪŋ ɪŋ/

Springing is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 116 anagrams from letters in springing (ggiinnprs).

Definitions for springing

noun

1. the act or process of a person or thing that springs.
2. the mechanical springs or the type or arrangement of springs with which any of various devices are equipped, especially a vehicle.
3. Architecture. spring (def 43).
4. a leap, jump, or bound.
5. a sudden movement caused by the release of something elastic.
6. an elastic or bouncing quality:
7. elasticity or resilience:
8. a structural defect or injury caused by a warp, crack, etc.
9. an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake.
10. the place of such an issue:
11. a source or fountainhead of something:
12. an elastic contrivance or body, as a strip or wire of steel coiled spirally, that recovers its shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched.
13. the season between winter and summer: in the Northern Hemisphere from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice.
14. (in temperate zones) the season of the year following winter and characterized by the budding of trees, growth of plants, the onset of warmer weather, etc.
15. the first stage and freshest period:
16. sometimes initial capital letter. a period of growth, recovery, or regeneration (usually used in combination):
17. usually initial capital letter. a popular movement calling for liberal reforms and opposing authoritarian restrictions on freedom and information access (usually used in combination): See also Prague Spring, Arab Spring. a period of liberalization or democratization.
18. Nautical. warp (def 16). a line from the quarter of a vessel to an anchor on the bottom, used to hold the vessel at its mooring, broadside to the current.
19. Also called springing. Architecture. the point at which an arch or dome rises from its support. the rise or the angle of the rise of an arch.
20. Archaic. the dawn, as of day, light, etc.
21. a snare for catching small game.

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for the season of spring:
2. resting on or containing mechanical springs.

Verb phrases

1. spring for, Informal. to pay for; treat someone to.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to spring.
2. to cause to fly back, move, or act, as by resiliency, elastic force, a spring, etc.:
3. to cause to shift out of place, work loose, warp, split, or crack:
4. to split or crack:
5. to develop by or as by splitting or cracking:
6. to bend by force, or force in by bending, as a resilient slat or bar.
7. to stretch or bend (a spring or other resilient device) beyond its elastic tolerance:
8. to bring out, disclose, produce, make, etc., suddenly:
9. to leap over.
10. Slang. to secure the release of (someone) from confinement, as of jail, military service, or the like.
11. Nautical. to move (a vessel) into or out of a berth by pulling on the offshore end of a warp made fast to the pier.
12. to explode (a mine).
13. to catch in a springe.

verb (used without object)

1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position:
2. to be released from a constrained position, as by resilient or elastic force or from the action of a spring:
3. to issue forth suddenly, as water, blood, sparks, fire, etc. (often followed by forth, out, or up):
4. to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time (usually followed by up):
5. to come into being by growth, as from a seed or germ, bulb, root, etc.; grow, as plants.
6. to proceed or originate from a specific source or cause.
7. to have as one's birth or lineage; be descended, as from a person, family, stock, etc.; come from:
8. to rise or extend upward, as a spire.
9. to take an upward course or curve from a point of support, as an arch.
10. to come or appear suddenly, as if at a bound:
11. to start or rise from cover, as a pheasant, woodcock, or the like.
12. to become bent or warped, as boards.
13. to shift or work loose, as parts of a mechanism, structure, etc.:
14. to explode, as a mine.
15. Archaic. to begin to appear, as day, light, etc.; dawn.
16. to set a springe or springes.

Origin of springing

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at spring, -ing¹

Examples for springing

Congregations for atheists are springing up all over the planet.

springing forward, she would have clasped her in a close embrace.

Urgent-care clinics are springing up in retail stores across the country.

"With the utmost pleasure," cried Yates, springing to his feet.

"That's not bad, Renny," cried Yates, springing to his feet.

"Then give me a baton," she responded, springing to her feet.

Before Jezebel had launched to police false photos, image comparisons were springing up across the media.

"Yes," answered Yates, springing over the fence and approaching her.

The players are capable of springing a few surprises and maybe beating one of the bigger teams.

I am not referring to the protests against Israel that are now springing up in France and many other countries.