leapfrog
noun
a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
leapfrogging
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present participleof leapfrog.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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First, the court agreed to issue its final judgment in Callais quickly, leapfrogging over the normal period when parties could seek Supreme Court rehearing.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
“Amazon is effectively solving its FCC deadline problem by acquiring a functioning satellite operator while also leapfrogging into direct-to-device connectivity, a market SpaceX’s Starlink has been targeting,” Wedbush analyst Michael Piccolo wrote Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Intel is not pursuing 2nm, it is leapfrogging from 7nm straight to 1.8nm.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
At least one team that kept leapfrogging us didn’t reach their Atlantic goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
“I read about it once. One of our own agents went rogue, and in order to confuse his trail he started leapfrogging through time.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
