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Origin and Etymology of hopping
Definition of hopping
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:intensely active :busy
- they kept us hopping
2
:extremely angry
Examples of hopping in a Sentence
The boss kept me hopping all day.
when he saw what I'd done to his car, the other driver was hopping
Origin and Etymology of hopping
hopping Synonyms
Synonyms
angered, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, angry, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriate, infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wrothAntonyms
angerless, delighted, pleasedRelated Words
ranting, raving, stormy; boiling, bristling, bristly, burning, cross, huffy, passionate, seething, sizzling, smoldering (or smouldering), worked up, wrought (up); acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic, antipathetic, bitter, embittered, inimical, malevolent, piqued, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, vengeful, vindictive, virulent, vitriolic; antisocial, cold, cool, disagreeable, disapproving, distant, frigid, icy, ill-tempered, sorehead (or soreheaded), sulky, unfriendly, unpleasant; aggravated, annoyed, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, exasperated, fretful, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, inflammable, irascible, irritable, peevish, perturbed, petulant, put out, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy; argumentative, belligerent, contentious, contrary, disputatious, ornery, pugnacious, quarrelsome, querulousNear Antonyms
accepting, accommodating, obliging; agreeable, amenable, complaisant; amicable, cordial, friendly; content, happy, satisfied; empathetic, sympathetic, tolerant, understanding; calm, pacific, peaceable, placid, serene, tranquil, unembittered; affable, amiable, easygoing, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, kind, pleasant, sweetDefinition of hopping
:a going from one place to another of the same kind
—usually used in combination
- gallery-hopping
- bar-hopping
Recent Examples of hopping from the Web
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Steve Kruschwitz, front end developer Brewery hopping. Midnight Sun Brewing Co., King Street Brewing Co., and Anchorage Brewing Co. are all near each other.
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The completely over-the-top circumstances went down at a particularly hopping soiree, where someone (hopefully a friend?) chased her from the shore and dunked her in the water.
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He and actress Hedy Lamarr invented a very effective radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes in 1941, using a technique called frequency hopping.
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An interactive test lab offers a hands-on experience with different elements of brewing, such as sampling wort and dry hopping.
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Island hop in search of dolphins, shells and live music Island hopping in the fall between the more than 100 islands of Fort Myers and Sanibel is one of the most romantic ways to explore Southwest Florida.
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Island hopping, swimming, and exploring nearby famed blue caves with a crew of twelve at the tap of a button?
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But that may not be far away given higher rates of job hopping and employer turnover, Hudson said.
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At the same time, the 4.3% unemployment rate, a 16-year low, means employers must bid up to attract and retain workers, many of whom are job hopping for higher pay.
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Origin and Etymology of hopping
HOPPING Defined for English Language Learners
hopping
adjective
Definition of hopping for English Language Learners
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: very busy or active
hopping
noun
Definition of hopping for English Language Learners
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: the activity of going from one place to another place of the same kind
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