Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popping

/ˈpɑpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: pop-ping
IPA: /ˈpɑpɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or sound of something that pops.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A style of funk dance involving rapid contractions and relaxations of the muscles to switch between poses.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of pop

Example Sentences

"Poppings at various points along the spine may be noted, which may or may not have significance."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑpɪŋ/
British English: /ˈpɒpɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more popping (comparative) most popping (superlative) poppings (plural)

Phrases

filtered-popping recursive transition network finger-popping grain popping on and popping water popping

Synonyms

pop

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce popping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑpɪŋ/.
What does popping mean?: The act or sound of something that pops.

How to pronounce popping

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