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- [vawl-ting]
- /ˈvɔl tɪŋ/
- /ˈvɒl.tɪŋ/
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- [vawl-ting]
- /ˈvɔl tɪŋ/
Definitions of vaulting word
- noun vaulting the act of vaulting. 1
- noun vaulting a leap of a horse; curvet. 1
- noun vaulting Gymnastics. a running jump over a vaulting horse or pommel horse, usually finishing with an acrobatic dismount. 1
- adjective vaulting leaping up or over. 1
- adjective vaulting used in vaulting: a vaulting pole. 1
- adjective vaulting excessive in ambition or presumption; overweening; high-flown: vaulting ambition; vaulting pride. 1
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Origin of vaulting
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; vault1 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Vaulting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vaulting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
vaulting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vaulting
noun vaulting
- aerobatics — Aerobatics are skilful displays of flying, usually to entertain people watching from the ground.
- balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
- body building — the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
- bodybuilding — Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
adj vaulting
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- come on strong — If someone comes on strong, they make their intentions or feelings clear in an excessive or aggressive way.
- fireball — Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
adjective vaulting
- jumping — (colloquial) excellent, very fun.
Top questions with vaulting
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