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jumping about

jumping about is the present participle and gerund of jump about.

Meaning of jump about

Verb

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

  1. To move erratically by jumping.
    • The frog jumped about in the bucket.
    Synonyms:
    jump around
  2. To move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly, usually as a result of being nervous.

Questions about jumping about

What is jumping about the present participle and gerund of?
Jumping about is the present participle and gerund of jump about.

Words near jumping about in the dictionary

  1. jumpin'
  2. jumpiness
  3. jumpinesses
  4. jumping
  5. jumping a claim
  6. jumping about
  7. jumping all over
  8. jumping and dumping
  9. jumping around
  10. jumping at
  11. jumping at one's own shadow

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