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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• hoping vs. hopping

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Example Sentences

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hopping

He was crisscrossing the state, hopping on Facebook Lives to showcase where he and his team were campaigning.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Several firms have recently introduced ETFs that seek to mitigate these quirks by hopping through a regulatory loophole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They had a Liam Scales header hopping off the top of the crossbar.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I was in my 20s, and practicing consciously dating rather than hopping from one serious relationship to the next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Something was making its way toward me, hopping from branch to branch, making a howling sound.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

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