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forthleaping

forthleaping is the present participle and gerund of forthleap.

Meaning of forthleap

Verb

forthleap (third-person singular simple present forthleaps, present participle forthleaping, simple past and past participle forthleapt or forthleaped)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To leap forth or out.

Questions about forthleaping

What is forthleaping the present participle and gerund of?
Forthleaping is the present participle and gerund of forthleap.

Words near forthleaping in the dictionary

  1. forthinks
  2. forthlead
  3. forthleading
  4. forthleads
  5. forthleap
  6. forthleaping
  7. forthleaps
  8. forthleapt
  9. forthled
  10. forthlook
  11. forthlooked

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