springing

[spring-ing]

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.

springing

/ ˈsprɪŋɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called: spring.  springing line.  springing point. the level where an arch or vault rises from a support

Other Word Forms

• springingly adverb
• unspringing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of springing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; spring, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Despite the challenges, services are springing up to serve the market for relationship advice.

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As crowd control barricades began springing up and artist security personnel lingered outside the famed vinyl record shop, passersby and neighbors alike began to ponder what could be going on.

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"It's exciting to picture the thousands of families who will live in these future homes, the vibrant neighbourhoods springing up, and the new businesses that will launch thanks to these developments," she said.

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But that optimism is not springing from every source.

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New facilities are springing up all the time - but it's getting hard to find places to put them.

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