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springeing

springeing is the present participle and gerund of springe.

Meaning of springe

Verb (1)

springe (third-person singular simple present springes, present participle springing or springeing, simple past and past participle springed)

  1. (obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.

Verb (2)

springe (third-person singular simple present springes, present participle springing or springeing, simple past and past participle springed)

  1. (transitive) To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
    • By an active poacher who had hit a hare / From the other barrel, tired of springeing game1866, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh, and Other Poems, page 310

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Questions about springeing

What is springeing the present participle and gerund of?
Springeing is the present participle and gerund of springe.

Words near springeing in the dictionary

  1. Springdale
  2. Springdale Heights
  3. springdans
  4. springe
  5. springed
  6. springeing
  7. springer
  8. springer antelope
  9. springer antelopes
  10. springer spaniel
  11. springer spaniels

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