bop around in English

Forms: bops around [present, singular, third-person], bopping around [participle, present], bopped around [participle, past], bopped around [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bop around (third-person singular simple present bops around, present participle bopping around, simple past and past participle bopped around)

Inflected forms

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"bop around" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms