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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saltate

Saltate \Sal"tate\, v. i. [See Saltant.] To leap or dance. [R.]

Wiktionary
saltate

vb. (context transitive English) To leap or dance.

WordNet
saltate
  1. v. geography: move by saltation; "The sand grains are saltated by the wind"

  2. leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion"

Usage examples of "saltate".

He visualized erosion by the sting of saltating sand grains, driven by the wind.

He visualized erosion by the sting of saltating sand grains, driven by the wind.

It fitted intimately into the saltated friction of windblown sand across the barracans that concealed the village from her sight.