saltō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. salio, to dance: in convivio saltare nudus coeperat: nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi, etc.: scire saltare, O.: Fac saltet, O.: ad tibicinis modos, L.
—Fig., to speak jerkingly, speak in short clauses: saltat incīdens particulas.
—With acc: aliquam mimo saltante puellam, dancing a girl's part, O.: Cyclopa, H.: saltata poemata, recited with rhythmical movements, O.