Noun That little girl has a lot of spunk. had the spunk to overcome a severe physical disability
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Along with the seven members, Siwa celebrated their spunk with rainbow hair tinsel and to-the-root hair gems. Chelsea Avila, Allure, 24 Aug. 2022 Showing her usual spunk, Gabriela had the last word. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Goncalves plays Cucu, a middle schooler with spunk who was the life of the party back home and is trying figure out her place in this new life. Rodrigo Cid, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 Foster met that challenge and then some, bringing a quirkier personality and spunk to a role that can often read as a milquetoast ingenue. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 June 2022 Other chicks, just a few days older, are full of spunk. Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2022 Stars embraced glitz and glamour—a Cannes signature—but infused their looks with a sense of spunk. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 May 2022 Torns lives up to her billing as the star of the show, bringing equal parts vulnerability and spunk to the role of Jenna.cleveland, 1 June 2022 Riley has performed in local plays as well, and has a spunk about her which is perfect for the role of Marian, said Harding. Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022
Verb
The Wild already had spunk, but Deslauriers has crafted a nice brand in the pest-nuisance-and-hitting market. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Scottish Gaelic spong sponge, tinder, from Middle Irish spongc, from Latin spongia sponge