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# springy

«springy» in Mova's school dictionary: **bouncy: it goes back to its shape after you press, squash…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (springy, springier, springiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Springy means bouncy: it goes back to its shape after you press, squash or stretch it, like a spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#m1)

2) A springy walk or step is light, quick and full of energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons about materials, springy (elastic) materials such as rubber, sponge and coiled metal come back to shape. In cooking, a cake is done when the top feels springy. In stories, a springy step shows someone is happy or excited.

### examples

- The grass felt soft and springy under our feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x1)
- A trampoline is very springy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x2)
- The sponge is springy: squeeze it and it pops back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x3)
- Press the cake; if it is springy, it is ready. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x4)
- She walked with a springy step on her birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x5)
- My curly hair is springy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x6)
- Moss on the hill was thick and springy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x7)
- A mile further on they came to a wide common, with short, springy turf, where horses of all colours, with skins of satin, were kicking up their heels in play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/#x8)

### note

Comparative springier, superlative springiest (y → i). Close to «bouncy» and «elastic»; the opposite is «stiff» or «squashy».

### In the corpora

- [Kangaroos hop with springy tendons that store energy like a pogo stick, so hopping fast costs them hardly more energy than hopping slowly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/103-the-australian-walkabout-kangaroos-emus-wallabies-dingoes/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «springy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/springy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.