"sproing" meaning in English

See sproing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Imitative; compare spring and boing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|spring}} spring, {{m|en|boing}} boing Head templates: {{en-interj}} sproing
  1. (informal) The sound of a sudden springing or leaping. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sproing-en-intj-lWYYItWL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9

Verb

Forms: sproings [present, singular, third-person], sproinging [participle, present], sproinged [participle, past], sproinged [past]
Etymology: Imitative; compare spring and boing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|spring}} spring, {{m|en|boing}} boing Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-sproing-en-verb-~rOEM3Uv

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sproing meaning in English (1.8kB)

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