JUMPING Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

jumping

verb

present participle of jump

as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air jumped across the ditch

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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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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 We were all riveted by the image of a glass of red wine undisturbed by a woman jumping next to it on the bed and the idea of sleeping on memory foam originally developed by NASA, now available to us. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Shares are jumping Thursday as part of the market’s rotation into defensive names. — Alexa Lomonaco,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, a Democrat, expressed concern over surveillance footage that shows Parra Hernandez and another person jumping out of a white truck and running as a dark SUV pursues them. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The researchers developed four main control policies for driving, wheelies and hopping, flipping, and jumping. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 The Port of Long Beach was writing its own record book, moving 997,177 TEUs last month, beating its previous busiest month of October 2024 (987,191 TEUs) and jumping 25 percent from September 2025’s 797,537 TEUs. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 The singer saw a massive streaming bump during the second weekend of the festival, with her Spotify plays jumping 380 percent globally, according to the platform. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 In other surprises, collectors of all ages are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence for advice, recommendations, and provenance checks, jumping from four percent in 2024 to 22 percent this year. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The government also raised capital gains tax rates in October 2024, with the higher rate jumping from 20% to 24%. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
The father, throwing his children out of the window of their burning home, leaping out after them and taking the lead bullets with his own body.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Almost all of the birds on Palmyra Atoll rely on the ocean, flying out to sea daily to feed on fish or squid, bringing some back for their young.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Six Flags Great Adventure via Facebook While riding Nitro, riders can see the Philadelphia skyline for a glimpse before flying down a 215-foot drop.

— Nikki DeMentri, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of flying

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The researchers developed four main control policies for driving, wheelies and hopping, flipping, and jumping.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Instead of sending one expensive robot to do a job, a swarm of cheaper hopping ones could monitor water and soil, inspect oil refineries, and explore other locations that are difficult to reach.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of hopping

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Videos posted on social media showed a torrent of water rushing through a street near the Las Vegas Strip, with a Ferris wheel and casinos in the background.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
With air rushing back in to fill the region as the trough of lower pressure disappears, wind will gust 15-20 mph across the Central Valley and foothills later Tuesday afternoon and evening to fill the void.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of rushing

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Dyson built the CameraJet around 16 million lines of code and a model trained on 470,000 dental images, bolting a camera, pump, fluid system and software onto a device people have historically cleaned with nylon bristles.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Now every SaaS company that spent the last three years bolting AI features onto legacy infrastructure just got very expensive news.

— Rafael Flores, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bolting

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Domestic chipmakers are racing to catch up, but their tech still lags the US – and supplies of their cutting-edge models are tight.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Across Formula 1, tech giants are expanding their partnerships with racing teams as AI finds its way into everything from race strategy to fan engagement.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of racing

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