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boing

interj. countable
C2 Proficiency bo·ing

interj. the sound of something bouncy or springy hitting a surface. You use this word to imitate the noise of a spring jumping up.

interj. an onomatopoeic representation of the sound made by a compressed spring or a resilient object rebounding from a surface.


SIMPLE

The ball hit the floor with a loud boing.

CONTEXTUAL

Every time the cartoon character jumps on the trampoline, the speakers emit a comical boing sound effect.

COMPLEX

The sound designer layered a metallic boing over the animation to emphasize the exaggerated elasticity of the protagonist's mechanical legs.

Usage

Often used as an exclamation or a sound effect in informal writing and comics.

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