noun
- plural of boing; a bouncing or springing sound or movement
Usage: informal; often onomatopoetic
verb
- third-person singular present tense of boing; to move or bounce with a springing motion, often making a twanging sound
Usage: informal
Examples
- The spring boings back into place after being compressed.
- The ball boings off the wall with a loud twang.
- She heard the boings of the trampoline as children jumped on it.
- The diving board boings up and down under the diver's weight.
- The toy makes funny boings when you squeeze it.
- He boings across the room on his pogo stick.