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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Hopping into the ambulance, he has a brief consultation with him.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
Hopping on the bandwagon, I decided to pay a visit to one of its Brooklyn-based shops, which was a mere 25 minute walk from my apartment.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Hopping between these different house sits also ends up saving them a good amount of rent money.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022
Hopping on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, which in total runs more than 250 miles from Western Washington to the Idaho border.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022
Hopping out, he hurried along the edge of the road, stopped, stooped, picked up one, two, three, four empty Coca-Cola bottles, ran back, and hopped in, happy and grinning.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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