popple

¹ American  

[pop-uhl] / ˈpɒp əl /

verb (used without object)

poppled, poppling

1. to move in a tumbling, irregular manner, as boiling water.

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noun

1. a poppling motion.

popple ² American  

[pop-uhl] / ˈpɒp əl /

noun

Northern U.S.

1. a poplar of the genus Populus.

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popple British  

/ ˈpɒpəl /

verb

1. (of boiling water or a choppy sea) to heave or toss; bubble

2. (often foll by along) (of a stream or river) to move with an irregular tumbling motion

   the small rivulet poppled along over rocks and stones for half a mile

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Etymology

Origin of popple¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English poplen; imitative; -le

Origin of popple²

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English popul, from Latin pōpulus

Example Sentences

I made beds for them and when they were fed and settled, or as settled as young dogs can get, I made a fire hole in the snow in the center of the clearing, next to the sled, and started a small fire with some dead popple.

From Literature

Popple, a 59-year-old psychologist, is hired by top trading firms to assess senior recruits and weed out those unlikely to thrive in these pressure-cooker environments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Usually, Popple says, the traders realize that setbacks reflect market moves, not a trader’s skill.

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“That was counterintuitive,” Popple says.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s why they also employ people like Dave Popple.

From The Wall Street Journal