- present participle of spring.
springing
Americannoun
-
the act or process of a person or thing that springs.
-
the mechanical springs or the type or arrangement of springs with which any of various devices are equipped, especially a vehicle.
-
Architecture. spring.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of springing
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spring, -ing 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But the more unavailable your manager is, the less likely they will be looking for you — or springing a last-minute assignment on you.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The field is more crowded now, with Bowlero, Top Golf, and other eat-and-play concepts springing up in many of the same areas.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Real-estate developer Stephen Ross and former WeWork chief executive Adam Neumann are also springing for new campuses in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Power-hungry data centres -- warehouse-like facilities that power AI tools from chatbots to image generators -- are springing up worldwide, and the sector is growing particularly fast in Asia.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
She felt the meridians of energy springing back like strings snapping into position; it made her skin feel red, chapped, as though she had been scoured by a dry wind.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.