SALTATE

saltate

(verb) leap or skip, often in dancing; “These fish swim with a saltating motion”

saltate

(verb) move by saltation; “The sand grains are saltated by the wind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

saltate (third-person singular simple present saltates, present participle saltating, simple past and past participle saltated)

(intransitive) To leap or dance.

Anagrams

• at least

Source: Wiktionary


Sal"tate, v. i. Etym: [See Saltant.]

Definition: To leap or dance. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNINFORMATIVELY

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