hoping vs. hopping

hoping vs. hopping: What's the difference?

Hoping is a form of the verb to hope, while hopping is a form of the verb to hop. When writing the -ing form for verbs with a single final consonant, you usually double the final consonant—as in sit/sitting, rub/rubbing, forget/forgetting. Meanwhile, for verbs ending in a silent -e, you usually drop the -e, as in create/creating, make/making, whine/whining.

hoping

[hoh-ping] / ˈhoʊ pɪŋ /

noun

the act of one who hopes.

The time for talk and hoping is over; now is the time for action.

idioms

here's hoping, I am, or we are, feeling moderately confident about the desired outcome.

Here’s hoping the rest of the term presents us with some sunshine and warmer weather.

hopping

[hop-ing] / ˈhɒp ɪŋ /

adjective

working energetically; busily engaged.

He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished.
going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination).

restaurant-hopping.

idioms

hopping mad, furious; enraged.

He was hopping mad when his daughter dropped out of college.