shadows leap

Frequency: 7.011.4 per million words

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.