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hopping

hop·ping
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hop-ing]
    • /ˈhɒp ɪŋ/
    • /ˈhɒpɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hop-ing]
    • /ˈhɒp ɪŋ/

Definitions of hopping word

  • adjective hopping working energetically; busily engaged: He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished. 1
  • adjective hopping going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination): restaurant-hopping. 1
  • idioms hopping hop to it, Informal. to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately: You'd better hop to it if you intend to buy groceries before the market closes. Also, hop to. 1
  • verb without object hopping to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground. 1
  • verb without object hopping to spring or leap on one foot. 1
  • verb without object hopping Informal. to make a short, quick trip, especially in an airplane: He hopped up to Boston for the day. 1
See all 22 definitions of hopping

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Origin of hopping

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; hop1 + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Hopping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hopping

hopping popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hopping

adjective hopping

  • alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
  • humming — making a droning sound; buzzing.

noun hopping

  • jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
  • gambade — a spring or leap by a horse.
  • leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
  • saltation — a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
  • capriole — a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
All 7 Synonyms of hopping

Top questions with hopping

  • what is island hopping?

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  • hopping john

    a dish of black-eyed peas, rice, bacon or ham, and red pepper or other seasoning: traditionally served on New Year's Day because of the superstition that black-eyed peas bring good luck for the New Year.

  • saltation

    a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.

  • shag

    this dance step.

  • toad

    any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
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