shadows leap
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describes shadows appearing or moving very suddenly and quickly
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Examples (10)
- A dark shadow leaped out of nowhere, startling us.
- In the flickering candlelight, the shadows leaped and danced on the walls.
- As the bonfire grew, the shadows began to leap wildly around the campsite.
- The sudden flash of lightning made the tree shadows leap across the forest floor.
- Every time the actor moved, his shadow would leap dramatically on the stage.
- The children shrieked with delight as the puppet's shadows leapt onto the screen.
- Observe how the cloud shadows leap and shrink as they pass over the fields.
- From the corner of my eye, a fleeting shadow seemed to leap past the window.
- The photographer used strong backlighting to make the subjects' shadows leap dramatically.
- When the car's headlights hit the alley, strange shadows leaped onto the brick walls.