lolloped

verb

past tense of lollop
as in hopped
to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth

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  1. hopped
  2. bounced
  3. bounded
Verb
  • Caminero short-hopped the ball with his backhand and fired a strong throw to first.
    — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Even Kardashian’s sister, Kendall Jenner, hopped on the trend, wearing strappy Jimmy Choo black suede sandals over the summer while attending a SoHo pop-up for a Korean skin care brand.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • After leaving an affordable apartment where a neighbor had made her life intolerable, Hobby and her four children bounced among hotels, relatives’ homes and, at times, their car.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Punter Matt Araiza, so good in the previous game against the Raiders, bounced a punt into the end zone.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of bounced
Verb
  • Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Finally the buck turned, bounded up on top of the bank, still in thickets where no arrow could get through, and started to walk around my tree.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bounded
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