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

If—against all odds—he succeeded in springing this champion of human freedom from prison, would anyone say it wasn’t worth a Nobel?

From The Wall Street Journal

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

In recent days, software stocks and other risky assets have been mowed down by artificial intelligence, but stodgier stocks are springing up to replace them among the market’s leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

She brought other news: of young saplings springing forth, and the krakens returning to their rich and silty deeps.

From Literature

Boo grins, her knees springing up and down.

From Literature