jump out at

verb

jumped out at; jumping out at; jumps out at

1

: to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place

The hidden assailant jumped out at them.

2

: to immediately get the attention of (someone)

The sculpture jumps out at you when you enter the house.

I checked for errors, but nothing jumped out at me.

Examples of jump out at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Frequent Use of Warm Colors Red, orange, and yellow all jump out at the eye and appear closer than cool colors. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

This stretch of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is identical across every other animal that’s been studied, so the deviation jumped out at Han. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

This was the group fixture that most jumped out at Kane when the draw was made last December. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Amongst all the moody floral dresses, this polished, silk style jumped out at me for being at the other end of the spectrum. — Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 11 June 2026

Rhymes for jump out at

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
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• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
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• diplomat