Beleaping

/bɪˈliːpɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of beleap; the act of leaping over or around repeatedly.

Etymology

Present participle formed by adding '-ing' to 'beleap,' a standard English verb formation creating a gerund or present tense form.

Kelly Says

This is the kind of word that makes you realize English once had more 'be-' verbs than we use today—words like this have mostly been replaced by simpler alternatives, leaving them as fossils in old texts.

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