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hopping

/hˈɑpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
hop-ping
IPA
/hˈɑpɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of hop

noun

The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom.

Countable

adj

That uses hopping for locomotion.

adj

Of a location, crowded with people.

American usage; Slang

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon

Usage

Inflected Forms

hoppings (plural) more hopping (comparative) most hopping (superlative)

Derived Forms

bunnyhopping freighthopping groundhopping hoppingly

Phrases

b-hopping bottom hopping cafe-hopping channel-hopping club-hopping Darling Downs hopping mouse distro-hopping dry hopping

Rhymes With

shopping dropping stopping popping topping chopping swapping whopping cropping flopping propping mopping

Questions

How do you pronounce hopping?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑpɪŋ/.
What does hopping mean?
hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.
Where does hopping come from?
Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon

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