JUMPING Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

jumping

verb

present participle of jump

as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air jumped across the ditch

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as in cringing

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump

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as in flying

to proceed or move quickly when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

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Recent Examples of jumping The Lilly Chocolate Suede, meanwhile, is a deeper hue of chocolate brown decorated with jumping lazy hearts. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Even sharper swings shook the bond market, where yields have been jumping worldwide to their highest levels in years or even decades, which threaten to slow the economy. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The singer saw a massive streaming bump during the second weekend of the festival, with her Spotify plays jumping 380 percent globally, according to the platform. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 In other surprises, collectors of all ages are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence for advice, recommendations, and provenance checks, jumping from four percent in 2024 to 22 percent this year. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The government also raised capital gains tax rates in October 2024, with the higher rate jumping from 20% to 24%. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Now some of the nation’s most prestigious health systems are jumping into the growing business of longevity. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 Bailey Andersen was a high school basketball player who remembers a 6-foot biological male out-jumping her 6-foot-3 teammate on the opening tip due to his superior athleticism. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Bruce Springsteen tells a story of jumping over the wall in the 1970s in hopes of meeting Elvis. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
The father, throwing his children out of the window of their burning home, leaping out after them and taking the lead bullets with his own body.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Bombers flying from South Dakota to targets in Iran would cost more in fuel and flying time than those taking off from England's Cotswolds region, which is 3,900 miles closer to Tehran.

— Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Experts who study bats say that, although residents should practice caution, the odds of getting rabies from the flying creatures remain very low.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of flying

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Instead of sending one expensive robot to do a job, a swarm of cheaper hopping ones could monitor water and soil, inspect oil refineries, and explore other locations that are difficult to reach.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
And, of course, a country shopping excursion is never complete without a day of hopping between antique markets.

— Christina Pérez, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

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Videos posted on social media showed a torrent of water rushing through a street near the Las Vegas Strip, with a Ferris wheel and casinos in the background.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
With air rushing back in to fill the region as the trough of lower pressure disappears, wind will gust 15-20 mph across the Central Valley and foothills later Tuesday afternoon and evening to fill the void.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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Dyson built the CameraJet around 16 million lines of code and a model trained on 470,000 dental images, bolting a camera, pump, fluid system and software onto a device people have historically cleaned with nylon bristles.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Now every SaaS company that spent the last three years bolting AI features onto legacy infrastructure just got very expensive news.

— Rafael Flores, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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Streets follows an East LA street racing crew thrust into a dangerous, high-stakes hunt across Southern California, where every turn presents a new clue and a potential disaster.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
As Garcia climbed through the ranks, racing around the country and eventually overseas, his father began picking the brains of veteran racers and sports psychologists.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of racing

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