hopping

American  

[hop-ing] / ˈhɒp ɪŋ /

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.

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idioms

1. hopping mad, furious; enraged.

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

hopping British  

/ ˈhɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. the action of a person or animal that hops

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

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adjective

1. in a terrible rage

Etymology

Origin of hopping

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

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Example Sentences

Some of these prehistoric species are thought to have weighed up to 250 kilograms, yet a study published in Scientific Reports indicates they may have been capable of hopping in short bursts.

From Science Daily

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 Literature

I hollered, hopping up from the bed in my bare feet and ready to go call on this suspicious barber.

From Literature

“I have to get to my community service,” I say, hopping onto my bike.

From Literature

Standing in line, my legs were bouncing so fast I was basically hopping.

From Los Angeles Times

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