Spry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

moving quickly and lightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spɹˈaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/spɹˈaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spɹˈaɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /spɹˈaɪ/.

Examples

sleek and agile as a gymnast
as nimble as a deer
nimble fingers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quick nimble agile

Parts of Speech

adjective

moving quickly and lightly

“sleek and agile as a gymnast”

Word Forms

agility	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
nimbleness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
quickness	noun	skillful performance or ability without difficulty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spritzig

sich schnell und leicht bewegen

🇫🇷French

alerte

se déplacer rapidement et légèrement

🇪🇸Spanish

ágil

moviéndose rápida y ligeramente

🇳🇱Dutch

bijdehand

beweegt snel en licht

🇵🇹Portuguese

ágil

movendo-se rápida e levemente

🇷🇺Russian

проворный

двигаюсь быстро и легко

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चंचल

तेजी से और हल्के ढंग से आगे बढ़ना

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிக்கவும்

விரைவாகவும் லேசாகவும் நகரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచికారీ

త్వరగా మరియు తేలికగా కదులుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्प्राय

जलद आणि हलके हलणे

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಂತುರು

ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തളിക്കുക

വേഗത്തിലും ലഘുവിലും നീങ്ങുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

سپری

تیزی سے اور ہلکے سے منتقل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻快

快速而轻快地移动

🇯🇵Japanese

元気が出る

素早く軽快に動く

🇰🇷Korean

활발한

빠르고 가볍게 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhanh nhẹn

di chuyển nhanh chóng và nhẹ nhàng

🇹🇭Thai

กระฉับกระเฉง

เคลื่อนที่อย่างรวดเร็วและเบา

🇮🇩Indonesian

sigap

bergerak cepat dan ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

masigla

mabilis at magaan ang paggalaw

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيق

تتحرك بسرعة وخفة

🇮🇷Persian

اسپری

حرکت سریع و سبک

🇹🇷Turkish

canlı

hızlı ve hafif hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָלֵא חַיִים

נע במהירות ובקלילות

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