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jumps for joy

jumps for joy is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 jumps for joy

What is jumps for joy the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jumps for joy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jump for joy.

Words near jumps for joy in the dictionary

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

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