Meaning & use
Boing
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Used to represent the sound of something bouncing or springing.
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Boing! The ball ricocheted off the wall and back into play.
The cartoon character sprang up with a comical boing.
A note on using this word
"Boing" is onomatopoeic, imitating the springy sound of an object bouncing, and is common in comic strips and cartoons.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A springy, bouncing sound or motion.
The mattress gave a soft boing when he sat down.
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