Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jumping

/ˈd͡ʒʌm.pɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: jump-ing
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌm.pɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exuberantly active; in full swing.

Colloquial

verb

present participle and gerund of jump

noun

The act of performing a jump.

Example Sentences

"When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' (Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo) And everybody havin' a ball (Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo)"
"When the tuning-fork is brought over a resonant jar or bottle, the beats may be heard and the jumpings seen by a thousand people at once."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more jumping (comparative) most jumping (superlative) jumpings (plural)

Derived Forms

backjumping bailjumping buckjumping jumpingly

Phrases

Asian jumping worm bail jumping barfly jumping barrel jumping BASE jumping B.A.S.E. jumping bungee jumping bungy jumping

Synonyms

jump

Rhymes With

pumping dumping bumping thumping slumping lumping clumping stumping antidumping humping

Questions

How do you pronounce jumping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒʌm.pɪŋ/.
What does jumping mean?: Exuberantly active; in full swing.

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