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leaping

Pronunciation:  l'eeping

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a light springing movement upwards or forwards
  2. [adj]  moving upward and forward in a quick motion or series of motions; or characterized by leaps; "a leaping gait"; "the springing panther"
 
 Synonyms: bounce, bound, leap, moving, saltation, spring, springing
 
 See Also: jump, jumping, pounce

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Leap"ing\, a. & n.
from {Leap}, to jump.

{Leaping house}, a brothel. [Obs.] --Shak.

{Leaping pole}, a pole used in some games of leaping.

{Leaping spider} (Zo["o]l.), a jumping spider; one of the
   Saltigrad[ae].

 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are leaping over an object means that you will eventually achieve your desires and goals after some efforts and struggle.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: anabatic, ascendant, ascending, ascensional, ascensive, beaming, beatific, beatified, blessed, blissful, bouncing, bounding, capering, cheerful, chirping, climbing, dancing, flushed with joy, gay, glad, glowing, happy, hopping, hurdle race, hurdling, in the ascendant, joyful, joyous, jumping, laughing, mounting, pole vaulting, prancing, purring, radiant, rampant, rearing, rising, saltant, saltation, saltatorial, saltatory, scandent, scansorial, singing, skipping, skyrocketing, smiling, smirking, sparkling, spiraling, springing, starry-eyed, steeplechase, the hurdles, thrice happy, timber topping, uparching, upcoming, upgoing, upgrade, uphill, uphillward, uprising, upsloping, upward, upwith, vaulting
 

 

 

 

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