jump
verb (used without object)
to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap.
had been jumping
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past perfect progressiveof jump.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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But she acknowledged that locals had been jumping at Sunset Cliffs since at least the 1950s in surf-centric Ocean Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The teenager's family said he had been "jumping waves with his big brother" when he disappeared in strong currents at Crosby Beach, Merseyside, on 30 June.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2024
Winners had been jumping into it since 1988.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
But about 12 hours earlier, Long Reach’s players and coaches had been jumping, hugging and celebrating the team’s first playoff win after beating Chesapeake, 27-24, in the 3A East regional semifinal.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2017
All his life, it seemed, Jim had been jumping at the next new thing, the bigger and better thing.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
