sprig
noun
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
sprigging
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present participleof sprig.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“We’ve already done the back nine and tomorrow we’re sprigging the front nine,” said Oak Tree President and chief operating officer Tom Jones, who has been running golf courses for 40 years.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
On opening night, Edward Strauss played waltzes to the audience of "old dowagers, ancient bucks, fresh brides, dewy buds, young blades and sprigging braves."
From Time Magazine Archive
A crowd of minor enthusiasts fostered such industries as sprigging, and there was one man who believed that the future prosperity of Ireland might be secured by teaching people to make dolls.
From Hyacinth by Birmingham, George A.
She was sprigging fine muslin for a cap, and she wore large rings on the finger of her left hand, as well as her wedding ring on the other.
From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma
We think of it as the sprigging of a divine mantle cast over the June world.
From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert
