hopping
Americanadjective
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working energetically; busily engaged.
He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished.
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going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination).
restaurant-hopping.
idioms
noun
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the action of a person or animal that hops
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dialect a fair, esp ( the Hoppings ) an annual fair in Newcastle
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Chopping Block: Block, the payments company founded by Jack Dorsey that includes Square and Cash App, plans to lay off 40% of its workforce, or more than 4,000 employees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Chopping wood outside his character’s rustic cabin in the middle of nowhere, he drives the ax down again and again, ferociously focused on the task at hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
Chopping up Sycamore Gap tree 'like a funeral'
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023
“Vasya does everything. Chopping wood, washing dishes, keeping things in order. Just generally keeping everything tidy,” Mr. Shved said fondly.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
Chopping wood for hours without a single bite to eat had been hard enough.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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