springy - use in sentences

Preposition: in

  • center: Bake for 45-50 minutes until cooked but springy in the center.

Infinitive complement

  • touch: Spoon into basins and bake for 20 mins until risen and springy to touch.

Modifies a noun

  • turf: There, he found a plump mallard drake lying on the springy turf.
  • grass: In the book, the barrows are described as being clad in springy grass, with tooth like standing stones marking their zenith.
  • feel: Thatch of less than 1/2 " thick is useful as it cuts down moisture loss and gives the lawn a springy feel.
  • thing: Use the springy thing to show how longitudinal waves travel.
  • floor: I carefully stepped inside the bubble and sat down on the springy soft floor.
  • rhythm: Elgar's Serenade was given a delightful performance, with springy rhythms in the first movement and eloquently expressive phrasing in the Larghetto.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: The engine seemed not to be giving full power and the throttle felt very springy.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: The engine seemed not to be giving full power and the throttle felt very springy.

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