"jump about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jumps about [present, singular, third-person], jumping about [participle, present], jumped about [participle, past], jumped about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jump about (third-person singular simple present jumps about, present participle jumping about, simple past and past participle jumped about)
  1. To move erratically by jumping. Synonyms: jump around
    Sense id: en-jump_about-en-verb-bM2nkUCX
  2. To move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly, usually as a result of being nervous.
    Sense id: en-jump_about-en-verb-I31RDekw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (about): 27 73

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jump about meaning in English (1.5kB)

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