copping

American  

[kop-ing] / ˈkɒp ɪŋ /

noun

1. the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of copping

First recorded in 1785–95; cop ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The play earned O’Neill his second Pulitzer Prize for drama, but he fumed at the way critics accused him of copping out with what seemed to them a happy ending.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps she considers it a dramatic cheat, as though the writer were copping out of the hard work of dramatization.

From Los Angeles Times

Hugh got involved when he got "fed up with farmers copping a lot of flak" about their emissions.

From BBC

He hasn’t gotten where he is by questioning coaches or copping attitudes.

From Seattle Times

“Our experiments make it all but certain that these systems are in fact training on copyrighted material,” Marcus told me, something that the companies have been coy about copping to explicitly.

From Los Angeles Times