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jump around

jump around verb: to move erratically by jumping.

Verb

jump around (third-person singular simple present jumps around, present participle jumping around, simple past and past participle jumped around)

  1. To move erratically by jumping.
    • He was jumping around with excitement.
  2. To move from side to side, or fidget e.g. with nervousness.

Synonyms of jump around

Forms of jump around

third-person singular presentjumps around
present participlejumping around
past participlejumped around
pastjumped around

Questions about jump around

What does jump around mean?
Jump around means to move erratically by jumping.
What part of speech is jump around?
Jump around is a verb.
What is the past tense of jump around?
The past tense of jump around is jumped around.

Words near jump around in the dictionary

  1. jump about
  2. jump all over
  3. jump and dump
  4. jump and run
  5. jump and runs
  6. jump around
  7. jump at
  8. jump at one's own shadow
  9. jump at the chance
  10. jump at the opportunity
  11. jump bail

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