Phrase guide

bungee jumping

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The activity of jumping from a great height with an elasticated cord attached to the ankles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of bungee jump

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pònting — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蹦極 /蹦极 (bèngjí) — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 笨豬跳 /笨猪跳 (bènzhūtiào) — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高空彈跳 /高空弹跳 (gāokōng tántiào) — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蹦極跳 /蹦极跳 (bèngjítiào) — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Finnish: benjihyppääminen — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • French: saut à l’élastique — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • German: Bungeespringen — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • German: Bungeejumping — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • German: Bungee-Jumping — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Icelandic: teygjustökk — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Italian: bungee jumping — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Japanese: バンジージャンプ (banjījanpu) — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Korean: 번지 점프 (beonji jeompeu) — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Māori: tirikohu waehere — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Polish: bungee — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Portuguese: bungee jumping — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Portuguese: bungee jump — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Russian: ба́нджи-джа́мпинг (bándži-džámping) — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: puenting — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: goming — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: bungy jumping — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: bungy — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: bungee-jumping — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: salto elástico — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: puentismo — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Spanish: bungee — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Swedish: bungyjump — jumping from a great height with a cord
  • Thai: บันจีจัมพ์ (ban-jîi-jám) — jumping from a great height with a cord