skipping

hopping

Leaping in succession

• jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
• leapingSpringing into air
• boundingMoving by leaps

springing · prancing · gamboling · frolicking · romping · cavorting · capering · bouncing · galloping · dancing

frolic

Lighthearted playful movement

• merrimentLighthearted fun together
• lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
• joyfulnessState of deep delight

exuberance · glee · carefree · childlike · gleeful · merry · spirited · vivacious · whimsical · jubilant

double-dutch

Jump-rope with two ropes

• cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
• footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
• timingArt of choosing moments

coordination · rhythm · agility · endurance · crossfit · warm-up · playground · recess · schoolyard · chanting

scratching

Raking with nails

• stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
• repeatingOccurring more than once
• stuckUnable to move

vinyl · turntable · needle · groove · phonograph · looping · hiccup · glitch · audio · playback

avoiding

Deliberately staying clear

• sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
• circumventingAvoiding by going around
• evadingSkillfully keeping away from

dodging · ducking · eluding · shunning · eschewing · diverting · leapfrogging · shortcutting · detour · workaround

missing

Not present, whereabouts unknown

• overlookingFailing to see or consider
• neglectingFailing to attend to
• forgettingFailing to retain memories

excluding · disregarding · dropping · gap · oversight · unmentioned · unnoticed · incomplete · abbreviated · abridged

• gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
• kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
• behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
• childhood behaviorsgiggling, tantrums, whining, pouting, fidgeting
• joyful movementsdancing, jumping, leaping, twirling, spinning
• jumping activitiesleapfrog, jump rope, pole vault, double dutch, high jump