Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaping

/ˈliːpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: leap-ing
IPA: /ˈliːpɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of leap

Derived Forms

leapingly

Synonyms

leap spring saltation bound bounce

Rhymes With

keeping sleeping sweeping creeping weeping reaping peeping seeping beeping heaping safekeeping bleeping

Questions

How do you pronounce leaping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːpɪŋ/.
What does leaping mean?: present participle and gerund of leap

How to pronounce leaping

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