Synonyms for leaping
leap·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bouncenoun

   a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

   Synonyms:
   dancing, bounciness, dance, fountain, bounds, edge, terpsichore, give, bound, springiness, springtime, spring, leap, saltation, bounce, natural spring, boundary, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jump

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1. • Jump

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1. leapingadjective

   Synonyms:
   springing, jumping, salient, saltigrade, saltatory

2. leapingnoun

   Synonyms:
   springing, saltation, salience

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How to use leaping in a sentence?

1. Ralph Goodale:

   Rather than leaping to conclusions, let the police do their job, let's get the facts on the table.

2. Ronald Crawford:

   She remembers him reaching in to get her and talking to him ... and she remembers he pulled her out of the car as she was looking back at the car and the flames leaping up.

3. Eugene Peterson:

   If we get our information from the biblical material there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.

4. Bill Robles:

   The girls would have outbursts. He would have occasional outbursts. They would all do the same thing and copy him. One time they removed him from the courtroom and put him a holding cell, behind a locked door with a little screen, at one point he was agitated and (said) something to the effect of 'Somebody ought to cut your head off, judge' ... And before you knew it, Bingo! He was leaping toward the judge. The bailiff tackled him in midair.

5. Chase Leblanc:

   Hey budding entrepreneurs, here is what you can do - Jump right in & make every mistake that everyone made before you when they jumped right in. Or, read up/study from those who have made the leap or work first for those currently leaping…