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leaping at

leaping at is the present participle and gerund of leap at.

Meaning of leap at

Verb

leap at (third-person singular simple present leaps at, present participle leaping at, simple past and past participle leapt at or leaped at)

  1. Synonym of jump at.
    • In an interview last year, Thalbach said she had leapt at the chance of playing Germany's former chancellor.2024 July 13, Guy Chazan, “Ex-chancellor’s imagined career as a sleuth hits Italian TV”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
    Synonyms:
    jump at

Questions about leaping at

What is leaping at the present participle and gerund of?
Leaping at is the present participle and gerund of leap at.

Words near leaping at in the dictionary

  1. Leaphart
  2. Leapharts
  3. leapin' lizards
  4. leaping
  5. leaping ahead
  6. leaping at
  7. leaping dandruff
  8. leaping for joy
  9. leaping house
  10. leaping houses
  11. leaping into action

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