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outleaping

outleaping is the present participle and gerund of outleap.

Meaning of outleap

Verb

outleap (third-person singular simple present outleaps, present participle outleaping, simple past and past participle outleapt or outleaped)

  1. (transitive) To leap out, as if from an ambush.
  2. (transitive) To leap beyond or farther than.

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Questions about outleaping

What is outleaping the present participle and gerund of?
Outleaping is the present participle and gerund of outleap.

Words near outleaping in the dictionary

  1. outleaning
  2. outleans
  3. outleant
  4. outleap
  5. outleaped
  6. outleaping
  7. outleaps
  8. outleapt
  9. outlearn
  10. outlearned
  11. outlearning

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