leaping Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
    spring; bounce; bound; leap; saltation.
  2. verb move forward by leaps and bounds
    jump; spring; leap; bound.
    • The horse bounded across the meadow
    • The child leapt across the puddle
    • Can you jump over the fence?
  3. verb pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
    jump; leap.
    • leap into fame
    • jump to a conclusion
    • jump from one thing to another
  4. verb jump down from an elevated point
    jump; leap; jump off.
    • the parachutist didn't want to jump
    • every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge
    • the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
  5. verb cause to jump or leap
    jump; leap.
    • the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop

WordNet


Leap"ing adjective & noun
Definitions
  1. from Leap, to jump.

Webster 1913