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ling.

leap, spring

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. leap, spring

    ambitransitive · literary
  2. jump at, attack

    ambitransitive
  3. start back, shrink away from (with ó (“from”))

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lingid.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.