Leaping
['lipɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leap
(a. & n.) from Leap, to jump.
Typist: Miranda
Unserious Contents or Definition
For a young woman to dream of leaping over an obstruction, denotes that she will gain her desires after much struggling and opposition. See Jumping.
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Examples
- I went down to him, choking for breath, with my heart leaping as if it was like to leap out of me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Before I knew it the air was black with fliers, and a hundred of these First Born devils were leaping to the ground all about me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- As on the former occasion he overthrew the cauldron before leaping, sinuous and catlike, into the lower branches of the forest giant. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They cannot be a day's march ahead of us, he exclaimed, the light of battle leaping to his fierce face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Tarzan waited no longer, but leaping into the branches of the trees sped rapidly through the forest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- In the views of hurdle-leaping, the simulation was still more admirable, even to the motion of the tail as the animal gathered for the jump, the raising of his head, all were there. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- An efficient police force will be on hand to preserve order and keep the wild beasts from leaping the railings and discommoding the audience. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A leaping elephant would be a far less astounding idea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He stood transfixed for a moment; then, leaping from the window into the garden, called loudly for help. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The thought leaped through me like the fire leaping out of the shattered skylight. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Leaping over his prostrate body, I seized the cudgel and finished the monster before he could regain his feet. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Leaping and clawing, they mowed down the warriors with their powerful paws, turning for an instant to rend their victims with frightful fangs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- With wild cries and desperate energy she leaped to another and still another cake; stumbling--leaping--slipping--springing upwards again! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The wire is usually covered with silk, cotton, gutta percha or some other insulator, to prevent the current from leaping across, and compel it to travel through the whole length of the wire. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Tarzan was one of the wild, leaping horde. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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