1
as in leaping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
jumped across the ditch
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2
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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3
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
Nighttime experiences are spookier, with darker lighting and characters in scary masks jumping out to startle visitors.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
The jumping-for-beef gag is meme magic in itself — and has helped the Parkour Civilization phenomenon blow up on X (formerly Twitter) in recent days.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The Bobcats went 18-64 in their first year and 26-56 in their second season before jumping up above 30 wins in each of their next five seasons.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Her Fever teammates reacted excitedly to the announcement as well, jumping up and down with her and cheering for their rookie teammate's success.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Rate-sensitive utilities are now the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 in 2024, jumping more than 28%.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
The jumping-for-beef gag is meme magic in itself — and has helped the Parkour Civilization phenomenon blow up on X (formerly Twitter) in recent days.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The Bobcats went 18-64 in their first year and 26-56 in their second season before jumping up above 30 wins in each of their next five seasons.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Her Fever teammates reacted excitedly to the announcement as well, jumping up and down with her and cheering for their rookie teammate's success.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Rate-sensitive utilities are now the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 in 2024, jumping more than 28%.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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The image of the king leaping into the void, and sacrificing himself to buy the kingdom more time and put the genie back in the bottle, that was an image that came in the very first writer’s room five years ago in Santa Monica.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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No one of Rose’s modest height in NBA history played the point guard position with his combination of force, speed and leaping ability.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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The driving rats project has opened new and unexpected doors in my behavioral neuroscience research lab.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Modern cars have almost unilaterally replaced dashboards full of tactile knobs with sleek, iPad-like digital displays, despite concerns these alluring devices might be making distracted driving worse.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Most novelists freely pump the gas and the brakes, zipping through the boring bits to get to the good ones, but his pacing is remorselessly steady, the metronome locked at 60, one second per second.Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Quanta Magazine caught up with him a couple of times this year over Zoom to hear why space-time might be fundamental after all, and what the symmetries of the particles zipping around in it might suggest.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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The work stoppage had threatened to disrupt supply chains, causing shortages of some consumer goods and supplies needed to keep US factories running.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Despite a strong stretch drive, their final record of 93-69 left them five games behind the front-running Dodgers in the National League West.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The ongoing geopolitical issues globally have kept the defense stocks buzzing.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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But Democratic attendees at Walz's rally on Saturday were buzzing about Senate race.Isabella Murray, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Jumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumping. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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