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Antonyms for jumping

Grammar : Adj
Spell : juhmp
Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’ÊŒmp

Definition of jumping

Origin :
  • 1550s, "act of jumping," from jump (v.). Meaning "jazz music with a strong beat" first recorded 1937, in Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump." Jump suit "one-piece coverall modeled on those worn by paratroopers and skydivers" is from 1948.
  • adj vaulting
Example sentences :
  • Jumping over the window sill, the visitor found himself in this room.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • You ain't got nothing in that record about my jumping into the river after her?
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Jumping over a stick, you know, and showing what I would do if I met the Diné.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • "There it goes now," cried the child, jumping up from the rug.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • "Don't call me 'Inde," he shouted, jumping up from his chair.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Kirkwood almost shouted, jumping forward to seize his visitor's hand.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • And I can't, somehow, feel just right about him taking up this jumping business.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • They were "after" jumping up in alarm, aroused by the college bell.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • "So I shall," said Dan, jumping out of bed and beginning to dress.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • There were no trees just there, and jumping in, I pushed the boat off into the deep water.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

Synonyms for jumping

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