- present participle of leap.
leaping
Example Sentences
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The vehicle, with the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag affixed to its top, then smashes through the tyre-and-barricade wall, leaping into the air and speeding on.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Once he was done flying across snow and leaping into sandpits, he finally committed to the sport that was in his blood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
I've seen rival fans sitting next to one another one minute and then leaping from their seats to dance together the next.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Woo exclaims, leaping onto one of the diamond doorknobs.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
