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sproing

/spɹɔɪŋ/

sproing interjection: the sound of a sudden springing or leaping.

Interjection

  1. (informal) The sound of a sudden springing or leaping.

Verb

sproing (third-person singular simple present sproings, present participle sproinging, simple past and past participle sproinged)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To spring or leap with such a sound.

Forms of sproing

third-person singular presentsproings
present participlesproinging
past participlesproinged
pastsproinged

Origin of sproing

Imitative; compare spring and boing.

Words formed from sproing

Words that rhyme with sproing

Questions about sproing

What does sproing mean?
Sproing means the sound of a sudden springing or leaping.
What part of speech is sproing?
Sproing can be an interjection or a verb.
How do you pronounce sproing?
Sproing is pronounced /spɹɔɪŋ/.

Words near sproing in the dictionary

  1. sprogging
  2. sproglet
  3. sproglets
  4. sprogs
  5. sproil
  6. sproing
  7. sproinged
  8. sproinging
  9. sproings
  10. sproingy
  11. Sproke

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