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
adjective
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The bison then repeatedly flops on its side in an agitated fashion before hopping to its feet.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The findings suggest that even a landing near the moon's South Pole could send methane molecules "hopping" across the lunar surface to the North Pole in less than two lunar days.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Wages rise more quickly when the jobs market is hopping.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Jackie and Shadow’s youngsters — now teens by eagle standards — are hopping and flapping their wings as they prepare for their first flight, known as fledging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
She had seen mountain lions before, but always in the distance, skulking by in the shadow of a ridge or hopping from rock to rock.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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