spring
verb (used without object)
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.
is springing
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present progressiveof spring (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The lion she normally rides is springing out of her chest.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Most of those workers have been rehired and the economy is springing back to life.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021
This team is springing leaks all over the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
Until Jan. 3, France is springing nursing home residents for the holidays.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
Only, before me it is best and freshest! for it is springing up to life everlasting.
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Elizabeth Rundle Charles
