boinging

Making spring sounds

Boinging is making or moving with a springy, bouncy sound or motion—the noise of a coiled spring or a cartoon character rebounding.

The word is onomatopoeic, imitating the sound itself: The kids were boinging on the trampoline.

I could hear the doorstop boinging against the wall.

bouncing

trampoline

Spring-mounted bouncing surface

  • pogoSpring-loaded hopping stick
  • reboundReturn after deflection
  • rubberElastic polymer from trees

ball · elasticity · jump · spring · ricochet · slinky · pinball · flubber · dribble · inflatable

animated

cartoon

Animated or humorous illustration

slapstick · onomatopoeia · zany

springy

coil

Wound circular arrangement

  • tensionStretched or strained state
  • recoilBackward force from discharge
  • flexTense a muscle

twang · spiral · helix · snapback · whip · suspension · mattress · cushion · springboard · diving-board

energetic

bouncy

Tends to rebound

  • peppyEnergetic and cheerful
  • hyperExcessively energetic, informally
  • excitableEasily aroused emotionally

frisky · spirited · zippy · perky · chipper · restless · fidgety · antic · rambunctious · giddy

sound

twang

Sharp vibrating sound

reverb · comedic · springboard · doorstop

Opposites
sound quality

boingingthudding

Making dull impacts

thunking · plopping · clunking · thumping · crashing

motion type

boingingstopping dead

Halting abruptly and completely

sticking · splatting · collapsing · sinking · settling

movement type

boingingthudding

Making dull impacts

plodding · sinking · collapsing · flopping · drooping

Family

bounce, bouncing, bounced, boing, boinged, boings

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G