hopscotching
Leaping over boxes
Hopscotching is moving in a pattern that skips around rather than proceeding in sequence—like the children's game where players hop over certain squares.
Someone hopscotching through a book reads chapters out of order.
A politician hopscotching across the country visits scattered locations rather than following a logical route: She spent the week hopscotching between swing states.
Pause in activity
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- pavementHard road covering
asphalt · children · friends · laughter · outdoors · playtime · games · rules
Four-sided equal figures
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- numberedAssigned figures for order
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- drawnRendered in lines
layout · pattern · sequence · spiral · traditional · snail · airplane · rectangle
Propelling oneself airborne
- leapingSpringing into air
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- boundingMoving by leaps
- springingJumping or rebounding motion
landing · pivoting · balancing · one-footed · alternating · tossing · throwing · marker
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- zigzaggingMoving in sharp turns
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
flitting · meandering · wandering · roaming · erratic · nonlinear · scattered · random
Life's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- youthState of being immature
- simpler timesIdealized past era
growing up · retro · vintage · tradition · generations · classic · timeless · schooldays
recess
Pause in activity
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
pavement · asphalt · children · friends · laughter · outdoors · playtime · games · rules · turns
squares
Four-sided equal figures
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- numberedAssigned figures for order
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
drawn · layout · pattern · sequence · spiral · traditional · snail · airplane · rectangle · curved
jumping
Propelling oneself airborne
springing · landing · pivoting · balancing · one-footed · alternating · tossing · throwing · marker · stone
skipping
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- zigzaggingMoving in sharp turns
darting · flitting · meandering · wandering · roaming · erratic · nonlinear · scattered · random · unpredictable
childhood
Life's earliest phase
simpler times · growing up · retro · vintage · tradition · generations · classic · timeless · schooldays · friends
hopscotchingstanding still
Absence of motion
staying put · standing · immobile · motionless · rooting
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