pop
verb (used without object)
to make a short, quick, explosive sound.
popped
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past participleof pop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
popverb (used without object)to make a short, quick, explosive sound.
Example Sentences
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It was at the property where he popped the question to her in August 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Fortunately, the man popped to his feet “like nothing ever happened” and hustled into the store, Reid said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Wildfires turbocharged by the heat and lack of rain decimated France and Spain and popped up in unlikely places like Wales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Daniel's five-year-old son Asher has already got tired legs, so he's popped him on his shoulders.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The tightening of the shoulders, the heating up of my already popped kernel.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
