choppy
adjective
(of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
choppiness
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a word derived from
choppy.
Example Sentences
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Market choppiness and artificial-intelligence safety fears are spooking investors and throwing into disarray what was expected to be a string of blockbuster IPOs this fall, Corrie Driebusch reports for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Market choppiness and AI safety fears are spooking investors and throwing into disarray what was expected to be a string of major IPOs this fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The unemployment rate has remained relatively steady through choppiness in the labor market, due to the overall drop in labor supply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
There’s going to be choppiness in discretionary-goods spending for the rest of the year, he said.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
In a moment they had lost their choppiness arid had lengthened into long swells that came slow and syrupy.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
