Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
jumping. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
jumping, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
jumping in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
jumping you have here. The definition of the word
jumping will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
jumping, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
jumping (comparative more jumping, superlative most jumping)
- (colloquial) Exuberantly active; in full swing.
1998, Baha Men, “Who Let the Dogs Out?”:When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' (Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo)
And everybody havin' a ball (Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo)
Verb
jumping
- present participle and gerund of jump
Noun
jumping (plural jumpings)
- The act of performing a jump.
1871, John Tyndall, Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion, page 291:When the tuning-fork is brought over a resonant jar or bottle, the beats may be heard and the jumpings seen by a thousand people at once.
Derived terms
Further reading
French
Etymology
From English jumping.
Pronunciation
Noun
jumping m (plural jumpings)
- show jumping (equestrian discipline)
- (sports and physical fitness) a form of movement in which a body propels itself through the air
Further reading