"hopping" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-hopping.ogg [US] 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 [US] Forms: hoppings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ Etymology: Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon Etymology templates: {{m|enm|hoppe|}} hoppe, {{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 undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 83 17
  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 [US] 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 [US]
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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 8 28 4 3 11 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒpɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hopping.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/En-us-hopping.ogg/En-us-hopping.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/En-us-hopping.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hopping"
}

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