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jumping for joy

jumping for joy is the present participle and gerund 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 jumping for joy

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

Words near jumping for joy in the dictionary

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  8. jumping gene
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  10. jumping in
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