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adjective

Definition of hoppingnext
1
as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger when he saw what I'd done to his car, the other driver was hopping

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Relevance

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2
as in buzzing
marked by much life, movement, or activity by the time we arrived at the club, the place was hopping

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3
as in engaged
involved in often constant activity caring for six kids always keeps them hopping

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hopping

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verb

present participle of hop
1
as in bouncing
to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

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2
as in jumping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way

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Recent Examples of hopping
Adjective
The town is home to nearly 10,000 year-round residents and millions of tourists, with a hopping, walkable apres scene and hotels and condos that neighbor cultural amenities, like the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022 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, 20 Dec. 2017
Verb
The researchers developed four main control policies for driving, wheelies and hopping, flipping, and jumping. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 Instead of sending one expensive robot to do a job, a swarm of cheaper hopping ones could monitor water and soil, inspect oil refineries, and explore other locations that are difficult to reach. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 And, of course, a country shopping excursion is never complete without a day of hopping between antique markets. — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 That’s one of the wobbliest of the timeline-hopping jokes in the show. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 According to the lawsuit, Zabran and her friends were never asked to sign waivers before hopping on. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 For those who couldn’t make it everywhere, WWD was on the ground hopping between some of the more intimate presentations. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 From my little Brooklyn, New York abode, that generally means heading out east for beachy trips to Montauk, hopping around upstate’s Hudson Valley or Catskills towns, and taking advantage of ski mountains all over the east coast. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 The video features images of gun-toting federal agents in military uniforms and Bass hopping out of a car in an aquamarine pant suit to face them. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopping
  1. ballistic
  2. buzzing
  3. engaged
  4. bouncing
  5. jumping
  6. mad
  7. busy
  8. diligent
Adjective
  • The single-seat aircraft weighs about 253 pounds with batteries and includes a ballistic parachute and an automatic landing function.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Patriot air-defense system is designed to protect military installations, troops and other critical infrastructure from incoming ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hostile aircraft.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • All the joy and buzzing activity arose from humble beginnings.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Still, a supportive connection between the moon, Neptune and Pluto retrograde adds a deeper undercurrent to all the buzzing and socializing.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of buzzing
Adjective
  • If companies want more engaged workers, ADP CEO Maria Black says CEOs and senior leaders should start by asking themselves if employees trust them.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a striking increase from 2022, when 39% of engaged or married 18-to-34-year-olds reported having one — and only 15% of engaged or married Americans overall did.
    — Grace Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • The games also include plenty of antics, including singing, dancing, and bouncing on the pitcher's mound.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And bouncing between specialists isn’t unique to menopause in women’s health.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bouncing
Verb
  • We were all riveted by the image of a glass of red wine undisturbed by a woman jumping next to it on the bed and the idea of sleeping on memory foam originally developed by NASA, now available to us.
    — Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Shares are jumping Thursday as part of the market’s rotation into defensive names.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumping
Adjective
  • Richard Dawkins, the British evolutionary theorist and author of the groundbreaking best seller The Selfish Gene (1976), among many other books, appears to have gone a bit mad.
    — James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Mel Brooks’ comedy The Producers also took a poke at that mad man with Springtime for Hitler.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Elsewhere in the store, staff were busy stocking shelves, and most products were in plentiful supply.
    — JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Flynn shared concerns that a gate near Sheridan could back traffic up into a busy intersection at Quincy.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of busy
Adjective
  • Ever rigorous and diligent, Li creates vivid cradle-to-grave portraits of her two protagonists.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, a diligent study of the dynamics that got the stock back here can do that.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of diligent

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“Hopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopping. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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