: a going from one place to another of the same kind
—usually used in combination
gallery-hopping
bar-hopping
Synonyms
Adjective
- angered
- angry
- apoplectic
- ballistic
- cheesed off [chiefly British]
- choleric
- enraged
- foaming
- fuming
- furious
- horn-mad
- hot
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- enflamed
- infuriate
- infuriated
- irate
- ireful
- livid
- mad
- outraged
- rabid
- rankled
- riled
- riley
- roiled
- shirty [chiefly British]
- sore
- steamed up
- steaming
- teed off
- ticked
- wrathful
- wroth
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
Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022
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, 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, 20 Dec. 2017
Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2024
Pond hopping, a method of fishing multiple ponds throughout a day, has become extremely popular over the last decade.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
This comes just in time for Taurus Season to begin, an annual high season for music festivals, gallery hopping, park sitting, good eating, and fine wining.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024
In their letter, volunteer organizers cited these reasons for ending the July 4th event:
Safety of attendees, with some hopping fences and getting too close to explosives.
—The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
The following Airbnb ideas are houses that promote luxuriating with a view, a kitchen to gather around for a girl’s meal, and nearby attractions to fill days with wine tasting, antiquing, gallery hopping, and—just maybe—a bar for a celebratory toast.
—Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
This makes the cluster one of the most difficult areas of sky to navigate, but careful star hopping and growing familiar with the galaxies can make the task less intimidating.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Deter job hopping by improving your onboarding process, embracing a culture of flexibility and adopting thoughtful promotion practices.
—Jason Richmond, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
One of them has a hopping mechanism designed to travel short distances across the lunar landscape.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
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
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, 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, 20 Dec. 2017
Noun
As a Latino, Lazo didn’t have the luxury of job hopping and sometimes found himself behind the eight ball, but banked life with the finesse of a pool champion.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2024
Pond hopping, a method of fishing multiple ponds throughout a day, has become extremely popular over the last decade.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
This comes just in time for Taurus Season to begin, an annual high season for music festivals, gallery hopping, park sitting, good eating, and fine wining.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024
In their letter, volunteer organizers cited these reasons for ending the July 4th event:
Safety of attendees, with some hopping fences and getting too close to explosives.
—The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
The following Airbnb ideas are houses that promote luxuriating with a view, a kitchen to gather around for a girl’s meal, and nearby attractions to fill days with wine tasting, antiquing, gallery hopping, and—just maybe—a bar for a celebratory toast.
—Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
This makes the cluster one of the most difficult areas of sky to navigate, but careful star hopping and growing familiar with the galaxies can make the task less intimidating.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Deter job hopping by improving your onboarding process, embracing a culture of flexibility and adopting thoughtful promotion practices.
—Jason Richmond, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
One of them has a hopping mechanism designed to travel short distances across the lunar landscape.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Hopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopping. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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