No. 12,707 in Swedish
springande
Running.
In a sentence
Springande på stranden såg hon solen gå ner.
Running on the beach, she saw the sun set.
Here, 'springande' is used as a present participle describing the action of the subject while performing another action.
Hans springande mellan möten gjorde honom trött.
His running around between meetings tired him out.
In this sentence, 'springande' is used as a gerund to describe continuous movement or hastiness in action.
Definitionen av ordet är fortfarande springande.
The definition of the word is still elusive.
In this case, 'springande' is used figuratively to mean 'elusive' or 'not fixed,' demonstrating a metaphorical usage.
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