hopping

[hop-ing]

adjective

1. working energetically; busily engaged.

   He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished.

2. going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination).

   restaurant-hopping.

hopping

/ ˈhɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. the action of a person or animal that hops

2. dialect,  a fair, esp ( the Hoppings ) an annual fair in Newcastle

adjective

1. in a terrible rage

Word History and Origins

Origin of hopping¹

First recorded in 1665–75; hop ¹ + -ing ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. hopping mad, furious; enraged.

   He was hopping mad when his daughter dropped out of college.

Example Sentences

The Denver Broncos went from dark horses to headline-makers thanks to a superb comeback win against Super Bowl champions the Eagles, before hopping on a plane for Sunday's game in London.

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After going to art school and hopping freight trains for several years, he moved to Los Angeles in 2002 originally to join the Merchant Marines.

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There were two such kickoffs in the Big Ten last season, and only one that included a team hopping three time zones to the west.

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With Air Canada - the largest airline in Canada - now hopping on board, industry watchers say a new precedent is being set for the global airline industry.

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The white microbuses darting around the roads at all hours are one of the first things you notice when you arrive in Cairo, packed with travellers hopping on and hopping off.

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