To jump energetically in different directions, or to switch rapidly between topics, tasks, or places.
To keep jumping in different directions, or to keep changing from one thing to another.
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
To jump energetically and repeatedly in no particular direction.
"The kids spent the afternoon jumping around in the inflatable castle."
Jump around! Jump around! Jump up, jump up and get down!
— House of Pain, 'Jump Around' (1992)
To move quickly and without order between different topics, tasks, or locations.
"He kept jumping around between chapters instead of reading the book in order."
To jump in a circular or random pattern — transparent.
To keep jumping in different directions, or to keep changing from one thing to another.
Common in both literal and figurative senses. The figurative sense ('jumping around between topics') is used in academic and professional contexts to describe disorganized communication. The literal sense is extremely common in everyday speech and children's language.
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