LEAPING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

leaping 1 of 2

adjective

as in rambling

passing from one topic to another we had trouble following the lecturer's leaping look at archaeological discoveries around the world

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leaping

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verb

present participle of leap

as in jumping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence

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Recent Examples of leaping

Adjective

The Rams skipped across the country as a historic 10½-point favorite — biggest postseason spread in modern history — yet trudged home requiring a last-second touchdown pass from the unsinkable Matthew Stafford to a leaping Colby Parkinson. —

Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026 Two plays later, Corona del Mar linebacker Cash Pearsall made a leaping interception near midfield. —

Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025 Bryce Teodosio’s long fly ball landed to the back side of a leaping Outman, going for a leadoff triple in the bottom of the eighth inning. —

Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025

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Still, Boeing’s suddenly gone from a standstill to possibly leaping ahead of its European competitor in the what will be the world’s fastest growing market. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026 Only one of those came from a corner, and that was Jesse Derry’s worrying collision with Nottingham Forest’s Zach Abbott this month when leaping for a second ball. —

Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Riley was also robbed of extra bases in the second inning on a leaping catch at the wall by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. —

CBS News, 13 May 2026 Riley was also robbed of extra bases in the second inning on a leaping catch at the wall by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. —

ABC News, 12 May 2026 Bosko had a penchant for leaping onto his shoulder. —

Iris Kwok may 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Fatu missed a splash in the corner, and then, Reigns hit him with a pair of clotheslines and a leaping clothesline followed by a big boot. —

Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 The concept — a tech company leaping out from your screen and into a mall so users can try things in person and get help — isn’t new. —

Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 The two-time Mirrorball winner was seen leaping high into the air and showed off her skills by performing a series of tricks including frontflips and backflips. —

Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

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Thankfully, Babitz did exactly that — no rambling thoughts, petty accusations or amusing missives left unsaid.

— Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Despite this rambling semi-introduction, Newman’s film makes quick work of all of this, recognizing that getting to the Tova-and-Cameron show (with, of course, many guest appearances by Marcellus) is the entire point of the picture.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026