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jumping

/ˈd͡ʒʌm.pɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The act of performing a jump.

Plural jumpings

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In Meryton they parted: the two youngest repaired to the lodgings of one of the officers’ wives, and Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles, with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ancles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 35 · B2
THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding timidity and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles by jumping from a lofty precipice into a deep lake below.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 46 · B2
The vague disquietude which prevailed among the spectators had so much affected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the Pharaon, which he reached as she rounded into La Réserve basin.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1 · C1
“Then to Birlstone we must go!” cried MacDonald, jumping from his chair.
The Valley of Fear, p. 19 · C1

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