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saltate

DEFINITIONS OF: saltate

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v leap or skip, often in dancing

“These fish swim with a saltating motion”
Type of:
bound, jump, leap, spring
move forward by leaps and bounds

v move by saltation

“The sand grains are saltated by the wind”
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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