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as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger when he saw what I'd done to his car, the other driver was hopping

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verb

present participle of hop
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as in jumping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way

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Recent Examples of hopping
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 See All Example Sentences for hopping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopping
Adjective
  • These improvements will enhance communication, provide state of the art technology and provide upgrades to ballistic glass and physical security.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 10 July 2025
  • The movie has pummeling battles, giant plushy troll monsters, characters hurtling through space, and a general air of ballistic wizardry.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike other collabs or license deals where a celebrity or brand just adds their logo to a product, J Balvin has been very engaged at every step of the process.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • After Goldman placed a veil on Hilliker, the engaged couple entered a room full of their friends cheering them on.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Related Stories Today’s brands must establish longer-term relationships with suppliers—instead of bouncing from supplier to supplier to save pennies—to support decarbonization efforts in any significant way.
    Lewis Perkins, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In manual mode, bouncing can also be controlled by baby-power alone.
    Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • By jumping to agentic, Amazon can make home assistants that are capable and conversational like ChatGPT but also have a framework for communicating and controlling external services, as Alexa and Siri can.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On Sunday, McIlroy blew up for a double bogey on the first hole before jumping out to a massive lead.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Marketing and advertising have undergone a similar shift from mad men to math men.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Hurwitz is a descendant of Bernstein and the mad d.j.s, the heir to the most expressive of musical explainers and celebrants.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ever since then, it’s been sitting on the shore, beached like a shipwreck, just feet from a busy highway.
    John Carlisle, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
  • Horton said summer is always the busiest, with the program planning several events each month to combat the rise in homicides and violent crimes as the weather warms.
    Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Although resilience often looks like luck or good character, the ability to prevent or reduce losses from any type of risk entails careful planning and diligent efforts.
    Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The group was not always diligent about following military directives.
    Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • At just 10 years old, Owen didn't hesitate to join his father, bounding onto the track and climbing onto the car's roof.
    Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • At just 10 years old, Owen didn't hesitate to join his father, bounding onto the track and climbing onto the car's roof.
    Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Hopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopping. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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