Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lopping

/ˈlɑpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: lop-ping
IPA: /ˈlɑpɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of lop: the cutting off of branches, etc.

noun

That which is cut off; leavings.

verb

present participle and gerund of lop

Example Sentences

"[…] I ſhall only throvv the ſtrong Point of Light upon that Part vvhich coincides vvith Roman Hiſtory, and of that Part only on the Point of Time vvhen they received the great and final Stroke vvhich made them no more a Nation; […] I ſay nothing of the Loppings made from that Stock whilſt it ſtood; nor from the Suckers that grevv out of the old Root ever ſince."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lop Middle English -ynge English -ing English lopping From lop + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɑpɪŋ/
British English: /ˈlɒpɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

loppings (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce lopping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑpɪŋ/.
What does lopping mean?: gerund of lop: the cutting off of branches, etc.
Where does lopping come from?: Etymology tree English lop Middle English -ynge English -ing English lopping From lop + -ing.

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