loping

present participle of lope
as in hopping
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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Recent Examples of loping One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Bunny hopping is nothing new for first-person shooters; spamming the jump button to confuse foes is a decades-old tactic.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But there is also a far more practical reason for doing something as crazy as bunny hopping up the Eiffel Tower.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pages hit a bouncing grounder to Kerkering, who had a tough time fielding the ball.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • AirPlay is handy for casting photos, music, or a quick clip from an iPhone or Mac, and the snappy menus make bouncing between apps painless.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The state has yet to provide any contemporary evidence of doubt that this crosswalk — on the road bounding the southern edge of the Pulse property — was a fitting part of the memorial.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For people who live outside of high-risk flood zones, skipping flood insurance and selecting lower-cost add-ons, like sump pump coverage, is routine.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Another pitfall is skipping aftercare instructions and then blaming biology.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Loping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loping. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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