hopping

adverb

hop·ping | \ ˈhä-piŋ

Definition of hopping

(Entry 1 of 3)

: extremely, violently —used in the phrase hopping mad

hopping

adjective

Definition of hopping (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : intensely active : busy they kept us hopping

2 : extremely angry

hopping

noun

Definition of hopping (Entry 3 of 3)

: a going from one place to another of the same kind —usually used in combination gallery-hoppingbar-hopping

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Examples of hopping in a Sentence

Adjective

The boss kept me hopping all day. when he saw what I'd done to his car, the other driver was hopping

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

But the hoppingest place to be is the locals-favorite The Mangy Moose, a cavernous, packed, two-level, two-bar building hung with license plates and a huge, well, ragged taxidermied moose. — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Jackson Hole Is the Perfect Ski Town," 21 Mar. 2018 The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport will be a hopping place this coming weekend and next for Christmas and New Year's Day. — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "Everything you need to know about getting around CVG this holiday season," 20 Dec. 2017

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

From there, the highway leads to Christina Lake, surrounded by ponderosa pine forests in the heart of the Monashee Mountains—hot and hopping in summer, cool and tranquil in fall. — Outside Online, "The Best Places to Savor Fall in British Columbia," 14 Aug. 2019 Anchor’s dry-hopping process, still implemented today, consists of simply filling big mesh bags with whole-cone hops and throwing them into a tank. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Is San Francisco's Anchor Brewing having an identity crisis?," 3 Jan. 2015 Mr Trump’s obsession with tightening America’s southern border has until now seen the number of border-hoppings rise. — R. E. | Tegucigalpa, The Economist, "Inside Donald Trump’s migration pact with the Guatemalan president," 27 July 2019 Adams, Jacobs and two other judicial officials from Southern Indiana, Crawford County Circuit Judge Sabrina Bell and Clark County Magistrate William Dawkins, went to the restaurant after an evening of bar hopping. — Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, "Judge charged in White Castle fight is healing, preparing for legal battle," 1 July 2019 In the first inning, Alboucrek was called for crow hopping by the umpire, which rattled the star pitcher into giving up some early runs. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "Fort Lauderdale Bandits steal softball crown," 19 June 2019 No, what’s much more notable is Wayne’s time-hopping, reality-bending narrative structure — which, unfortunately, proves needlessly complex. — Noel Murray, latimes.com, "Reviews for ‘Daughter of the Wolf,’ ‘Lost Angelas,’ ‘Head Count,’ ‘Killer Unicorn,’ ‘Vault’," 13 June 2019 For stylist Pernille Teisbaek, that meant hopping on a plane from Copenhagen, her saffron manicure and gilded accessories helping guide the way. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "The 10 Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Ariana Grande, Alicia Keys, and More," 1 July 2018 Some security analysts and opposition politicians have criticized Mr. Durazo’s lack of experience in security matters and questioned his history of hopping among political parties. — Juan Montes, WSJ, "As Violence Soars, Mexico’s New Leader to Take Charge of Security," 24 July 2018

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