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

noun

  1. the act of one who hopes.

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

hopping

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.