jump
verb (used without object)
to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap.
has been jumping
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present perfect progressiveof jump (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Bessent has been jumping through hoops with short-term fixes that don’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"There are so many unknowns about Omicron and the market has been jumping at shadows," said James Rosenberg, a Sydney-based financial advisor at EL&C Baillieu said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2021
“I mean he really has been jumping off the tape as of late,” Jaguars linebacker Damien Wilson said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
While the stock market has been jumping and stumbling in apparent response to incremental news on the Washington fiscal negotiations — A deal is on!
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2012
Really, Pompy, you couldn't expect me to stay all day in that ridiculous pantry; and as for being breathless, it's quite impossible to be it unless one has been jumping or something.
From The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus Leonard
