: a going from one place to another of the same kind
—usually used in combination
gallery-hopping
bar-hopping
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
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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
Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Prosecutors allege Read, intoxicated after a night of bar hopping, hit O’Keefe with her SUV while dropping him off and left him for dead, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 18 June 2025
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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
Noun
In an uncertain environment, lily pad hopping illustrates a better approach to change management.
—Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Prosecutors allege Read, intoxicated after a night of bar hopping, hit O’Keefe with her SUV while dropping him off and left him for dead, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 18 June 2025
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“Hopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopping. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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