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

Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Kyle Schwarber led off with a single, hitting another later in the inning.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 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

Arch Manning's joking comments at a news conference about a fake video of coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe erupted in controversy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for his public reaction to a video that was altered by AI to show Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe and knocking her to the ground.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapping

Verb

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
As the spot ends, the robot is left banging its head against a wall.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of banging

Verb

Next, the door becomes his battering ram, knocking three enemies down to the landing below him.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Some of the entries this year have been knocking on the Hall door for years, including Tickle Me Elmo, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Mahjong.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocking

Verb

Houston will host the Kansas City Royals, owners of the fifth-worst record in baseball, and the Rangers will host the Boston Red Sox, a club on the verge of punching its own ticket to October.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The victim tackled Cunningham and started punching him, and took the gun.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of punching

Verb

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
Back when the first trailer for Scream 7 was released last October, fans quickly began slamming the movie on social media, calling for a boycott.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 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