leap
verb (used without object)
to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump.
is leaping
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present progressiveof leap (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That’s according to Deutsche Bank strategist Henry Allen, who is leaping to the defense of what some have termed complacent investors and markets when it comes to the Iran war.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
Do I think it’s strange that your husband is leaping all the way to “you’re stifling the kids’ development!” because you’re anxious about the idea of this trip?
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2021
The animation also allows the filmmakers to stress dynamic poses that telegraph how Miles is leaping and spinning through Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2018
Comedy Central is leaping off the screen this summer with a comedy cavalcade in the heart of San Francisco.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2017
There came a thunder of footfalls above me, someone calling, "Keep going man, it's hell upstairs. Somebody done opened the door to the roof and them flames is leaping."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
