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jumping

jumping

2 1.0
To push yourself off the ground using your legs, often in a sport
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
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  • Team USA lists Kessler's other career highlights as winning the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Championship at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival and the bronze medal at the 2010 Adequan FEI North.
  • Ski Jumping
  • Jumping Jacks
  • Jumping Championship

Whoa, you're so good at jumping when I say jump, jump.

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Examples

  • I'd like to welcome all of you to the Regional Junior Jumping Championships.

  • Back to legs here, we are doing jumping, pulsing lunges.

  • She is also the current U.S. Equestrian Federation National Show Jumping co-champion.

    Blog text (13)
  • The results of the judging are: 1st -- "Horse Jumping" by Judy Mana, Greater Lynn; 2nd -- "Riding on Foam" by Barbara Hagler, Circle of Confusion; 3rd -- "Wear Your Seat Belts #2" by Jim Larkin, Image Makers.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In the finals, her impressive jumping skills secured her the gold medal.

  • The young athlete practiced his jumping techniques every day to improve his performance.

  • The coach emphasized the importance of jumping correctly to avoid injury during the competition.

Synonyms

jump
vsjumping
191 1.0

A movement in which you push yourself off the ground into the air

emphasizes leg propulsion and sports contexts rather than general action
leap
vsjumping
107 1.0

A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling

is the physical act of propelling oneself not the figurative or emotional sense
leaping
vsjumping
9 1.3

A quick, strong jump upward or forward

is broader, focusing on leg propulsion and typical sports use

Antonyms

111 1.1

An act of dropping from a higher place

Idioms

A repeated movement where both feet leave the ground to show excitement

Compounds

Jumping from a high place while attached to a long stretchy cord that stops you falling

A place, idea, or situation where new action begins

2 4.3

A toy figure with moving arms and legs that moves up and down when you pull its strings

1 7.3

A seed that moves because a baby moth lives inside it

A place where someone starts a journey, project, or activity

1 3.7

A winter sport where people slide down a ramp on skis and fly to gain distance and style points

A seed from a Mexican shrub that jumps when a baby moth moves inside

jumping gene
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A piece of DNA that moves to new places in a cell

A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance

A small North American animal with long back legs that jumps in meadows

Starting something too soon without proper permission

gun jumping
  • Jargon
9.9

Illegal actions by companies in a merger before regulators approve, such as sharing secret business information

A small wingless insect that lives in dark, damp places like under logs and jumps when touched

A small mouse with long back legs that hops far and lives in woods

A plant with male and female flowers on one stem that sends out pollen when touched

jumping plant louse
  • Specialized
9.9

A small insect with strong back legs that jumps and feeds on plant juices

jumping seed
  • Specialized
9.9

A seed from Mexican shrubs that moves because a baby moth inside wiggles

A sport where a person uses a long pole to jump over a high bar

A sport where riders guide horses to go over obstacles on a course

How High

pole vault
3 4.4
vault
17 4.1
leap
107 1.0
jumping
2 1.0
to hop
133 1.0

Surface Forms

jumping singular
jumpings plural

Morphology

jumping = jump (transparent) = jump + ing

The noun is a standard gerund/nominalization formed from the verb 'jump' with '-ing', and its meaning is directly derived from the action.

Etymology

Jumping comes from the simple verb jump, which likely began as a short, lively word that imitated the sudden action of springing up. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine the quick push you feel when leaving the ground, so jumping means 'the act of propelling yourself off the ground'.