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jumped for joy

jumped for joy is the simple past and past participle of jump for joy.

Meaning of jump for joy

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To exult, rejoice, or feel elation.
    • The whole of England held its breath as [David] Beckham stepped back, looked up, paused, and, well, bent it like Beckham into the top corner. The nation's roofs lifted off. […] I too leapt into the air and jumped for joy when Beckham's shot hit the back of the net.2002, John [Peter] Sugden, “Five Past One, September 2001”, in Scum Airways: Inside Football’s Underground Economy, Edinburgh; London: Mainstream Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 177
    Synonyms:
    leap for joy

Questions about jumped for joy

What is jumped for joy the simple past and past participle of?
Jumped for joy is the simple past and past participle of jump for joy.

Words near jumped for joy in the dictionary

  1. jumped bail
  2. jumped before one was pushed
  3. jumped claims
  4. jumped down
  5. jumped down someone's throat
  6. jumped for joy
  7. jumped in
  8. jumped in one's skin
  9. jumped in with both feet
  10. jumped into action
  11. jumped off

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