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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Sean Wakasa, who co-chairs of DSA’s L.A. chapter, said he is excited to see Raman make the runoff and is hopping his chapter will endorse her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Sidewalk closures, fence hopping and rerouting were common for these experimental pedestrians who often concluded that this is not a good plan for getting to the World Cup.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
“From a young age, you’re hopping in a cage and getting balls chucked at you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Before humans travel there, the space agency wants to send robotic landers and hopping drones to explore and map the Moon's challenging terrain.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It’s not every day that a boy comes home holding hands with a chimpanzee, and with twenty-eight little monkeys hopping around all over the place.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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