sprinting

sprinting is the present participle and gerund of sprint.

Meaning of sprint

Verb

sprint (third-person singular simple present sprints, present participle sprinting, simple past sprinted or (nonstandard, humorous) sprant, past participle sprinted or (nonstandard, humorous) sprant or (nonstandard, humorous) sprunt)

(ambitransitive) To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.
- "So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

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Noun

sprinting (plural sprintings)

The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period).
- Fyodor, Pedro and the second heard the first crash from the door of the store-room, and it was succeeded by sprintings of feet overhead along the deck. For a moment they stood listening.1942, Alex Comfort, The Almond Tree: A Legend, page 144

Forms of sprinting

plural	sprintings

Questions about sprinting

What does sprinting mean?: Sprinting means the act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period).
What is sprinting the present participle and gerund of?: Sprinting is the present participle and gerund of sprint.
What part of speech is sprinting?: Sprinting is a noun.
What is the plural of sprinting?: The plural of sprinting is sprintings.

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