Vocabulary

Form

to jump up; to leap up; to spring up

verb vi
freq #900

Example sentences

On hearing the news of the birth of his first child, he jumped for joy.

He started in surprise.

The cat jumped in surprise.

A loud noise made him jump.

I jumped up in surprise.

As I was frightened by the strange sound, I jumped up.

A dog jumped onto the chair and lay motionless for five minutes.

A fish leaped out of the water.