springing

American  

[spring-ing] / ˈsprɪŋ ɪŋ /

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.

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springing British  

/ ˈsprɪŋɪŋ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• springingly adverb
• unspringing adjective

Etymology

Origin of springing

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

Example Sentences

Vinicius epitomises the Real ethos of springing to life when it matters.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

New data centres are springing up worldwide as demand soars for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, with Asia one of the sector's fastest growing regions.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

It seems that, every day, a different industry is hammered in the stock market over fears springing from the adoption of generative-artificial-intelligence technology.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

So, too, do the many AI data centers springing up in Northern Virginia’s “Data Center Alley,” which have a bottomless appetite for electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Here eleven poisonous rivers cut through the mist, each springing from the same well at the center of it all, the roaring maelstrom called Hvergelmir.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman