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jumping rope

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

Meaning of jump rope

Verb

jump rope (third-person singular simple present jumps rope or jump ropes, present participle jumping rope or jump roping, simple past and past participle jumped rope or jump roped)

  1. (intransitive) To repeatedly jump over a rope, the ends of which are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is swung under the feet and over the head of the jumper; to play the game of jump rope; to exercise by jumping rope.
    Synonyms:
    skip, skip rope

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Questions about jumping rope

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

Words near jumping rope in the dictionary

  1. jumping out
  2. jumping pillow
  3. jumping pillows
  4. jumping plant lice
  5. jumping plant louse
  6. jumping rope
  7. jumping salad
  8. jumping salads
  9. jumping salty
  10. jumping ship
  11. jumping shrew

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