respring

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verb

To spring again.

“to respring a trap”

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Meanings

verbrespring (third-person singular simple present resprings, present participle respringing, simple past resprang or resprung, past participle resprung)

present singular third person resprings · participle present respringing · past resprang · past resprung · participle past resprung

  1. transitiveTo spring again.

    to respring a trap

  2. transitivecomputingTo restart (usually by crashing) SpringBoard on (a mobile device running iOS) without rebooting the device.

Origin

From re- + spring.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

springerSperring
Cite this entry
APA

respring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respring

MLA

“respring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respring. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respring.

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