hopping

Meaning of hopping

adjective
  1. very active or lively.
    the delis do a hopping lunch business
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. (of a person) move by jumping on one foot.
    he hopped along beside her
  2. pass quickly from one place to another.
    she hopped over the Atlantic for a bit of shopping

Old English hoppian, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect hopfen and German hopsen .

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. flavour with hops.
    a strong dark beer, heavily hopped
  2. be stimulated or intoxicated by or as if by a narcotic drug.
    most muggers were hopped up on coke or angel dust
    he was very much hopped up about the concerto

late Middle English hoppe (in the sense ‘ripened hop cones for flavouring malt liquor’), from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.

Information about hopping

  • The plural form of hopping is: hoppings.
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Hyphenation of hopping

hop-ping

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • hopping is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

hopping synonyms

Meaning push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet:

jump

Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:

bound

Meaning move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards:

spring

Meaning move in a particular direction in an energetic, happy, or enthusiastic manner:

bounce

Meaning move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce:

skip

Meaning dance a jig:

jig

Meaning walk, run, or dance with quick light steps:

trip

Meaning move swiftly and lightly:

flit

Meaning jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force:

leap

Meaning (of a person) walk or move around with ostentatious, exaggerated movements:

prance

Meaning skip or dance about in a lively or playful way:

caper

Meaning (of a person) move in a quick and lively way:

dance

Meaning play or move about in a cheerful and lively way:

frolic

Meaning run or jump about playfully:

gambol

Meaning move from one place to another; travel:

go

Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:

dash

Meaning move with urgent haste:

rush

Meaning make a light explosive sound:

pop

Meaning beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, especially as a punishment or to urge them on:

whip

Meaning bite or pinch sharply:

nip

Words that rhyme with hopping

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