leap
verb (used without object)
to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump.
was leaping
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past progressiveof leap.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One of his best-known stunts was leaping from a pole that was on fire as it toppled over - a feat he performed for the 1963 adventure film Kings of the Sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
After Bonino gave San Jose its first lead 1:37 into the third, Fiala tied it by deflecting a shot from Jordie Benn as he was leaping in front of Reimer.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
She was leaping over the nonexistent river that served as Riva’s namesake, a mythical body of water she imagined surging through town.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021
When Nicklaus drained a twisting, undulating 38-foot putt on the par-three 16th hole on his way to winning the tournament in 1975, Peterson was leaping with euphoria even before the ball dropped in the hole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2021
She concentrated on containing the rage that was leaping up inside of her.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
