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leaping

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫipɪŋ// UK //lˈiːpɪŋ// leap·ing

adj. moving or jumping quickly through the air. You use this to describe something that is in the middle of a big jump.

adj. moving through the air by jumping or springing. Often used as a participial adjective to describe subjects in motion.


SIMPLE

The leaping cat caught the toy in mid-air.

CONTEXTUAL

The photographer captured a stunning image of a leaping dolphin against the setting sun.

COMPLEX

The painting depicts a leaping stag, its muscles tensed in a moment of frozen energy that suggests both grace and a desperate attempt to escape a predator.

Synonyms
Usage

Participial adjective; typically used attributively before the noun it modifies.

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