saltate

Definitions of saltate

1. verb

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

   type of:

   bound, jump, leap, spring

   move forward by leaps and bounds
2. verb

   move by saltation
   “The sand grains are saltated by the wind”

   type of:

   displace, move

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense