jumping vs leaping

jumping and leaping both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jumping	Yes	No	No	No
leaping	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, leaping is a hyponym of jumping; that is, leaping is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jumping:

Other hyponyms of jumping include header, hop, bounce, bound, leap, saltation, spring, hurdle, vault, jumping up and down, capriole.

jumping (noun)	leaping (noun)
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground