spongy
pronunciation
How to pronounce spongy in British English:
UK [ˈspʌndʒi]
How to pronounce spongy in American English:
US [ˈspʌndʒi]
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- Adjective:
- resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
- like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
Word Origin
- spongy (adj.)
- "soft, elastic," 1530s, from sponge (n.) + -y (2). Of hard material (especially bone) "open, porous," 1590s. Related: Sponginess.
Example
- 1. The two wore rubber rain boots because the ground was still wet and spongy from recent rains .
- 2. Gluten also contributes to spongy consistency .
- 3. This year it 's bursting with life , especially in the fields where local farmers grow barley , potatoes and teff , a cereal used to make the flat , spongy bread injera .
- 4. The average adult 's lungs contain about 600 million of these spongy , air-filled structures .
- 5. Only a thin layer of flesh is found underneath the spongy skin ; both flesh and skin are edible .