Thesaurus results for BOPPING

bopping

verb

present participle of bop

as in hitting

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she playfully bopped him on the head

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Recent Examples of bopping Photographer and director Aidan Zamiri and writer Bertie Brandes, editors Olivia Singer and Julia Hobbs, and models Stevie Sims and Saskia Lambert were also bopping around. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 With four nights at sea starting at $176, get ready for a value-forward trip of sunbathing across the Bahamas and Ocean Cay, Florida, or the Caribbean, bopping around Europe's cultural sites, or dog sledding in Alaska. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Carlile is having a total blast smiling and bopping through it, and bandmates Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby’s harmonies are divine. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 These remote gigs are particularly appealing to international youngsters who wander the world, bopping from country to country. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 Kansas Citians soaked up the sun on Friday night, swing dancing, swaying and bopping along to Sheryl Crow on the FIFA Fan Fest stage. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026 Whether your itinerary is packed with sweaty mountain hikes, relaxing beach days, or bopping around wine bars, staying cool is essential in summer heatwaves. — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 The handful of cops were bopping to Michael Jackson. — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 There is a bopping, rhythmic assonance to Ginsberg’s unspooling lines, more incantation than poetry. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bopping

Verb

Iamaleava looked poised in the pocket, going through multiple reads and hitting pass catchers across the field in an array of spots and formations.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Rising fuel prices caused by the instability at the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits are hitting farmers in parts of the West just as harvest season opens.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hitting

Verb

Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Catcher Daniel Susac followed up Wednesday’s two-home-run game by smacking a two-run shot, and the Giants bullpen didn’t break down while protecting a 4-1 victory.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of smacking

Verb

Canada is slapping hefty counter-tariffs on farm machinery, such as combine parts, mowing equipment and livestock trailers.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
He was asked about the interaction, and briefly talked about seeing all the reaction videos on X, including the AI one with Sarkisian slapping Rowe.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapping

Verb

Sox right fielder Tristan Peters suffered a bruised shoulder/rib while banging into the outfield wall on Kevin McGonigle’s three-run triple in the fifth inning.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
In 2015, Ben Hiscox died after falling backwards and banging his head on the clubhouse wall during an amateur game at Stoke Gifford, near Bristol.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of banging

Verb

According to court documents, a woman told police that Pace, who was her child’s father, was inside her residence when her boyfriend, Adams, arrived and began knocking loudly on the door.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Next, the door becomes his battering ram, knocking three enemies down to the landing below him.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocking

Verb

Since the turn of the century, car makers have been among the crown jewels of the German economy, punching above their weight in terms of investment and innovation.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
See, the way my thighs are set up, running long distance in a pair of shorty shorts would just mean punching a one-way ticket to Chafe-town.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of punching

Verb

New physics may only manifest at high-energy levels, the sort of energies that the LHC generates by slamming together protons at near light speed.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Suddenly, a 2004 Ford Expedition barreled into the intersection from the wrong direction at a high rate of speed, slamming into the middle of the bus.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of slamming

Verb

The film’s sombre tone and subject matter likely put a damper on the Lido crowd’s reaction, but the movie was well received, with the audience rising for a standing ovation, clapping warmly for four minutes.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Firefighters who weren’t yet being deployed lined the route to the tarmac, hooting and clapping and giving high fives.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026