to saltate

Examples

• All

• The children saltate joyfully in the park.

• The gazelles saltate gracefully across the open plain.

• Some insects saltate as a means of escaping predators.

• Can you saltate to the music?

• The dancers would saltate in an energetic rhythm during the show.

• When the music started, the children began to saltate around the yard.

• As they performed, the actors would saltate across the stage with joy.

Synonyms

S

to skip

vsto saltate

77 1.0

To move by light hops in a playful way

focuses on rhythmic leaping with a steady beat

P

to prance around

vsto saltate

• Informal

15 4.1

To move with high, lively steps in a playful way

is focused on rhythmic light leaping rather than high showy steps

C

to caper

vsto saltate

3 5.1

To jump or skip around in a lively, playful way

is more rhythmic and repeated rather than playful or spontaneous

H

to hop-skip

vsto saltate

1 5.4

To move forward with small quick jumps using one foot then the other

focuses on rhythmic leaping rather than alternating hop patterns

Antonyms

S

to stand still

75 1.0

Stay upright in one place without moving

How Lively

to vault

28 4.4

to bound

19 4.2

leap

107 1.0

to saltate

• Archaic

9.9

to skip

77 1.0

to hop

133 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology