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LEAPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Synonyms:
bounce; bound; leap; leaping; saltation; spring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leaping" is a kind of...):
jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leaping"):
caper; capriole (a playful leap or hop)
pounce (the act of pouncing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb leap
Context examples:
Thank you, sir, said Poole, with a note of something like triumph in his voice; and taking up his candle, he led Mr. Utterson back across the yard and into the great kitchen, where the fire was out and the beetles were leaping on the floor.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I did once, but I can never hunt again, for I got hurt leaping a confounded five-barred gate, so there are no more horses and hounds for me, said Frank with a sigh that made Beth hate herself for her innocent blunder.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The two 1kg autonomous vehicles hop around the rugged landscape of the asteroid, taking advantage of its minimal gravity by leaping distances of up to 50 feet (15 meters) – journeys which can take up to 15 minutes to complete given the asteroid’s low gravity.
(First Ever Video of Asteroid Sent Back to Earth by Japanese Rovers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing Buck down the shoulder and leaping clear.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The boat was leaping and pounding as it fell over the crests, I could hear the seas rushing past, and spray was continually being thrown aboard.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
They were leaping straight for him and the Factor.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
“Hands off!” cried Silver, leaping back a yard, as it seemed to me, with the speed and security of a trained gymnast.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
She waited, she knew not for what, panting, with dry, burning lips, a leaping pulse, and a fever of expectancy in all her blood.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Whoever performs his part with most agility, and holds out the longest in leaping and creeping, is rewarded with the blue-coloured silk; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the middle; and you see few great persons about this court who are not adorned with one of these girdles.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Yes, I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor, surrounded by friends and cherishing honest hopes; and bade a resolute farewell to the liberty, the comparative youth, the light step, leaping impulses and secret pleasures, that I had enjoyed in the disguise of Hyde.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
