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jumping up

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

Meaning of jump up

Verb

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

  1. To move from one position to a higher position by one jump.
    • I jumped up onto the top of the wall.
  2. To criticize or rebuke.

Questions about jumping up

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

Words near jumping up in the dictionary

  1. jumping the shark
  2. jumping through hoops
  3. jumping to
  4. jumping to conclusions
  5. jumping to it
  6. jumping up
  7. jumping upon
  8. jumping worm
  9. jumping worms
  10. jumping-jack
  11. jumping-jacks

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