jumped around
Hopped here, there
Jumped around is past tense of jump around—to move energetically from place to place, or to shift restlessly between things.
Children jumped around the playground.
The conversation jumped around from topic to topic.
The phrase suggests scattered, unfocused movement rather than purposeful action.
- leapedPropelled oneself through air
- hoppedJumped briefly upward
- hopped aboutJumped in various directions
- shiftedChanged place or position
- oscillatedMoved rhythmically between positions
bounced · meandered · digressed · restless · vacillated · flitted · back and forth · scattered · sprang · vaulted · zigzagged · wandered · hopscotched · skipped · fluctuated · darted · dashed · all over the place
physical movement
jumped aroundstood still
Ceased all movement
stayed put · sat still · froze · rooted to the spot · anchored
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