"hopping" meaning in English

See hopping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-hopping.ogg Forms: more hopping [comparative], most hopping [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} hopping (comparative more hopping, superlative most hopping)
  1. That uses hopping for locomotion.
    Sense id: en-hopping-en-adj-lenJVpmC
  2. (US, slang) Of a location, crowded with people. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-hopping-en-adj-RpYQKMpn Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

Audio: en-us-hopping.ogg Forms: hoppings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ Etymology: Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|houbelon|}} Middle French houbelon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hopping (countable and uncountable, plural hoppings)
  1. (British) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent. Tags: British, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hopping-en-noun-mDL-RB5T Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 51 5 5 20 1 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 9 55 8 5 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 7 65 4 4 15 1
  2. The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hopping-en-noun-53GgMPPE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: en-us-hopping.ogg Forms: hoppings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hopping (countable and uncountable, plural hoppings)
  1. The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hopping-en-noun-DTlcToBe
  2. (countable, physics) A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-hopping-en-noun-12Vo3kJh Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: en-us-hopping.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hopping
  1. present participle and gerund of hop Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hop
    Sense id: en-hopping-en-verb-ePA-ruJA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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